Hornbeam Primary School, Deal

What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils are happy, and the majority of them attend school regularly. They are polite, respectful and confident. Pupils are eager to talk about their learning and the range of activities in which they are involved. Pupils are proud to come to this school.

Pupils are taught how to behave well, and the vast majority do so. They are keen to support each other to meet the high expectations of staff. Older pupils can often be seen working with their younger peers to help them at break- and lunchtime. Pupils know the importance of being kind and how to keep themselves and others safe. They know whom to talk to if they have anything that worries them. Pupils understand what they should and should not do when they are online.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The curriculum is ambitious and carefully designed. The school has considered the knowledge that pupils need and how it will ensure that pupils will remember this, starting with the youngest children in Reception. The vocabulary that pupils need to know as they progress through the school has been clearly identified. Pupils return to this regularly in their lessons over time. Pupils' work is of a good standard overall, demonstrating how much they have learned. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities get the right support to learn well too. The school quickly identifies which pupils need extra help and provides this swiftly. Teachers have the right knowledge of these pupils' needs to adapt their teaching precisely. However, some of the lesson activities for other pupils do not always match the planned curriculum closely enough. This is because staff are not always clear about what knowledge is the most important. They do not always check carefully enough what pupils know and can do and therefore cannot adapt their teaching to ensure that pupils are learning consistently well in those areas.

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