A NORTH Somerset primary school is celebrating a positive Ofsted inspection.

Oldmixon Primary School, part of the Extend Learning Academies Network (ELAN), was visited by inspectors on January 6, who have now reported what they found – and rated the 239-pupil Weston-Super-Mare establishment strong in a number of areas.

They said pupils “enjoy learning at this inclusive school”, are “well prepared for the next steps of their education” and “deepen their knowledge and skills in all the subjects that they learn”.

Ratings given for the school in the report were:
Early years: Strong standard
Inclusion: Strong standard
Achievement: Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Personal development and well-being: Expected standard

None of the ratings dropped into the ‘needs attention’ or ‘urgent improvement’ categories.

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The inspectors said the school should “should strengthen teaching further, so that more pupils build detailed, in-depth knowledge and achieve even more highly in reading, writing and mathematics”.

And added: “Leaders should continue to embed the school’s work to raise pupils’ attendance so that pupil absence reduces further.”

Headteacher, Corinna Rundle-Crowe, welcomed the report and said: “This report reflects the warmth, ambition and inclusivity of our school community.

“We are proud of our children every single day, and it is wonderful to see their efforts – and those of our staff and families – recognised in this way.

“We remain committed to supporting every child to flourish academically, socially and emotionally.”

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