School report
Inspection of a good school: Trawden Forest Primary School Dean Street, Trawden, Colne, Lancashire BB8 8RN
Inspection dates:
21 and 22 March 2023
Outcome Trawden Forest Primary School continues to be a good school.
What is it like to attend this school? Pupils, including children in the early years, arrive at school happy and ready to learn each day. Staff welcome pupils warmly and pupils get started on their work quickly and sensibly. Pupils feel safe at school and they enjoy being with their friends. Parents and carers appreciate the way in which staff get to know and care about their children. Leaders have high expectations for pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils work hard and they achieve well across the curriculum. They behave well during lessons and any low-level disruption during lessons is addressed well by staff. Pupils are polite and respectful to each other and adults. They play well together and they enjoy having the opportunity to play with friends in different year groups. Pupils said that when any bullying has happened staff have dealt with it quickly. Leaders have appropriate systems and procedures in place to ensure that issues relating to bullying are addressed in a timely manner. Pupils enjoy the range of responsibilities open to them. These include being librarians, buddies for younger pupils, digital leaders, school councillors and eco warriors. They were keen to explain to the inspector that being voted into these roles demonstrates democracy in action.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better? Leaders have prioritised the teaching of reading. To this end, they have introduced a suitable phonics programme and ensured that staff deliver this curriculum well. Children in the early years are surrounded by high-quality texts which leaders have selected carefully. Staff’s consistent approach to the teaching of early reading helps pupils to learn the sounds they need to become effective readers quickly. Leaders check that pupils are