The school was graded ‘good’ across all areas of inspection.
‘We’re really proud of the teamwork that went into the inspection,’ said Lauren Eyton-Jones.
‘It identified our key strengths in terms of inclusion, our curriculum was described as ambitious, coherent and interesting, which was really fantastic, and the broad range of opportunities we offer the children and the positive relationships in school.’
She added that the school has a relatively new leadership team. Over the past 18 months, more than 50% of the team are new. The school received exactly the same grading as its previous Ofsted report in 2022.
‘But we aim to be excellent for our children, not excellent for an Ofsted report,’ said Mrs Eyton-Jones, who was appointed as head teacher two years ago this month.
‘We strive for excellence, we’re aspirational for all our children every day, not just over a two-day visit from the Ofsted inspectors. We’re always striving for improvement but it needs to be for the right reasons.’
Running a primary school comes with its own challenges, she said, mostly from dealing with a vast range of children attending, with different abilities and needs.
‘The challenge of leading a primary school is the ever-changing space of education,’ she said.
‘We have to try and cater for all of those different needs and provide a curriculum which is accessible by all and has equitable access for all.
‘Staff work really, really hard to ensure that all children’s needs are met, and that everybody is included.
‘It’s not an easy job because you wear so many hats these days and staff work really hard to meet all the needs of the children who come through the door each day, those are incredibly wide and varied.
‘It’s challenging, but incredibly enjoyable and incredibly rewarding.’
Mrs Eyton-Jones said that the impact on Covid lockdowns on speech and language and emotional resilience was still being seen in her pupils.