Children feel lucky to attend — and staff feel proud to work — at a village school which provides an outstanding education to pupils. Blackrod Primary School was marked outstanding in all areas by Ofsted, which carried out its first inspection at the school in 12 years. The school was exempt from routine inspection because it was judged as outstanding at its previous inspection, which was published in 2012.
Inspectors reported: "Pupils consider themselves lucky to attend this school . They flourish and are happy. They enjoy learning and enthusiastically embrace the wider opportunities that the school provides, such as learning photography or British Sign Language.
Pupils blossom into confident and knowledgeable individuals who are prepared exceptionally well to take their place in modern society." Children play a huge role in shaping their school, with staff and governors frequently asking their opinion on aspects of school life — which inspectors found empowers them to know they can make a difference. Inspectors commented: "Pupils learn that they have the potential to bring about the changes that they want to see.
"For example, pupils on the eco-council are involved in an initiative to reduce litter. They relish the wealth of opportunities to work together with the wider school community for the benefit of all." The school has 'exceedingly high expectations' of pupils and children are said to benefit from "the school's aspirational approach", with pupils embodyin.
