Information about the school’s performance is available via the Ofsted website, which can be accessed here.

Short Inspection - October 2024

Kemsley Primary Academy was last inspected on 22nd and 23rd October 2024. 

During the inspection, it was found that we have continued to take effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection, meaning our school remains a GOOD school. 
 

With regards to quality of education, the report states that:

• 'The school has high expectations for all pupils.'
   
• 'Children in the early years settle quickly into life at school. They explore what they learn through a range of well-constructed activities.'
   
• 'The school provides a curriculum that matches the needs and interests of pupils well. The progression of knowledge is mapped out clearly. This ensures that teachers are clear about what to teach and when. Teachers receive training that refines the way they teach.'
   
• 'Teachers use a wide range of strategies to ensure that pupils learn well. They use questioning to check what pupils know. They model the new vocabulary being taught to help pupils to articulate their thinking. Teachers provide opportunities for pupils to draw on what they have learned before. This helps pupils to connect what they already know to what they learn.'
   
• 'Pupils achieve well across a broad range of subjects. They produce high-quality work that adorns the corridors. They delight in sharing what they learn in school with their parents and carers.'
   
• 'Pupils develop their reading skills confidently. Teachers support pupils who have fallen behind in their reading to catch up quickly. Pupils read widely and often. They apply the knowledge they have learned in reading when writing. They produce high-quality written work across the curriculum.'
   
• 'Older pupils use their mathematical knowledge across the wider curriculum well. For example, they use graphs in science and draw on their knowledge of time in history.'
   
• 'The school prepares pupils for their transition to secondary school well.'

With regards to personal development, the report states that:

• 'Pupils enjoy attending this friendly school.'
   
• 'Pupils enact the school’s values of exploration and positivity. They behave well and form trusting relationships with one another. Older pupils play imaginative games with younger pupils at playtime. They show empathy towards one another, creating an atmosphere where everyone feels included.'
   
• 'Pupils take on opportunities to lead projects across the school. For example, pupils elected to eco-council encourage others to recycle within the school.'
   
• 'The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Pupils are safe.' 
   
• They are confident that if they have a worry, they can speak with a member of staff who they trust will resolve it. One pupil echoed the views of many when they said, ‘Teachers are always there for you when you need help.’
   
• 'Pupils learn about current news stories in assembly. Visitors to the school help them to learn about diversity and disability. This prepares pupils to understand what it is like to grow up in modern Britain. As a result, pupils learn to be compassionate and develop an understanding of the wider world.'

With regards to what the school needs to do next to improve further, the report states that:

• 'Teachers do not fully implement the strategies to adapt their delivery of the curriculum to meet the needs of pupils with SEND. This means that some pupils with SEND do not achieve as well as they could. The school should embed strategies so that all pupils are supported to make progress through the curriculum.'

You can read our most recent Ofsted report by clicking here. 

Short Inspection – February 2019

Information about our most recent full Ofsted Inspection (February 2019) can be found below, at the bottom of the page.

Parent View

Information about the views of parents/carers of Kemsley Primary Academy as well as the opportunity to give your views about Kemsley Primary Academy can be accessed via the Ofsted Parent View page.