A School Development Plan is written every year to support the learning journey of the school and enable us to support and develop all aspects of school life, from teaching and learning to behaviour and welfare, as well as improving the resources available to teachers and children whilst continuing to maintain and improve the school building and site.

A variety of documentation is used to support this plan-

The previous OFSTED Inspection Report, the previous SIAMs Inspection report, the school’s self-evaluation [SEF], in-school assessment and target setting information, reports from the School Improvement Personnel, staff appraisal/performance management, stakeholder’s questionnaires and the need to address local and national initiatives.

The School Development Plan (SDP) is an overview of priorities which identify what the Headteacher, SLT, staff and governors have discussed, prioritised and budgeted for. For each of the objectives identified an action plan is created by senior leaders and/or curriculum coordinators which unpicks each objective into set actions with a nominated lead and time scale added. These action plans are regularly reviewed and RAG rated to ensure they are on track to be met.

Here are the Key Priorities for this years School Development Plan (SDP) -

Key Priorities 2026-2027

1. To refine and sustain expert adaptive teaching so that inclusive practice is highly effective and all learners flourish academically, socially and emotionally.

2. To embed a culture of high-quality mathematical talk through the deliberate use of oracy and sentence stems, enabling all pupils to articulate reasoning, justify thinking and deepen conceptual understanding.

3. To strengthen the foundations for future learning in the Early Years through high-quality interactions, ambitious and adaptive provision, and the consistent development of communication, independence and early language in response to the needs of the 2026 cohort.

4. Refine and strengthen the foundations of writing across the school, ensuring that all pupils develop the essential knowledge, skills, vocabulary and transcriptional fluency needed to write effectively and confidently across the curriculum.

5. To build on the successful implementation of retrieval practice in mathematics by embedding effective retrieval strategies across all foundation subjects, deepening pupils’ subject knowledge through carefully planned retrieval opportunities.

6. To strengthen theological understanding and religious literacy through an ambitious RE curriculum that inspires reflection, spiritual growth and respectful engagement with diverse worldviews.