Dalestorth Improvement Plan Summary 2026-27

School Improvement Priority Area 1: To ensure that all pupils develop age-appropriate spoken language, reasoning and presentation skills across the curriculum.

School Improvement Priority Area 2: To ensure that all pupils, particularly vulnerable learners, build successfully upon prior learning through high-quality first teaching, adaptive practice and targeted intervention so that attainment and progress across KS2 are in line with or above national averages.

Reading

• To improve reading attainment and progress for boys, pupils eligible for FSM and pupils with SEND through high-quality first teaching, adaptive practice and targeted intervention.

Writing

• To improve writing attainment and progress for boys, pupils eligible for FSM and pupils with SEND through effective modelling, adaptive teaching and targeted support.

Mathematics

• To improve mathematics attainment and progress for girls, pupils eligible for FSM and pupils with SEND through adaptive teaching, reasoning opportunities and targeted intervention.

School Improvement Priority Area 3: To ensure that the curriculum actively promotes protected characteristics, equity, diversity and inclusion, fostering a culture where all pupils feel represented, valued and a strong sense of belonging within the school community.

School Improvement Priority Area ​​​​​​​4:  To ensure that high-quality adult-child interactions consistently develop children's language, vocabulary, thinking and communication skills across the Foundation Stage

Dalestorth Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Objectives 2026-2027

Objective 1: To reduce prejudice and unconscious bias within the whole school community.

Objective 2 : To improve the access to extra-curricular activities for all pupils (especially EAL, PP and Vulnerable).

Objective 3: To promote and celebrate diversity that reflects the makeup of our school community.