A PRIMARY school near Bridgwater has maintained its Ofsted rating of 'good', but issues uncovered at a recent inspection mean this could be subject to change.

Westonzoyland Community Primary School & Pre-School, in Westonzoyland, was rated 'good' in 2015, after only being rated 'satisfactory' and 'requires improvement' since first opening.

At the latest 'ungraded' inspection, Ofsted found that the school's rating may have decreased, if a graded inspection had been carried out - in turn prompting a graded inspection within the next one to two years.

Regardless of this, the inspection found pupils enjoy attending the school, and feel 'happy and safe' thanks to trusted adults whom they form 'positive and warm' relationships with.

Westonzoyland Community Primary was also commended for its focus on developing pupils' attitudes to learning, and wider range of recently introduced extra-curricular clubs.

However, Ofsted did note in the report that 'the quality of education the pupils receive is not helping them to build their knowledge well across the curriculum'.

"The legacy of a poorly designed curriculum means that pupils have gaps in what they know and remember," the inspector wrote.

"The recent work to develop a well-designed and sequenced curriculum is in its infancy for many subjects. It is too early to measure the impact."

Despite 'turbulence in staffing' over the past 12 months, Ofsted felt the newly appointed headteacher had brought 'stability, ambition and clarity' to the school.

In addition to this, gaps in pupils' knowledge and a lacking 'quality of education' were recognised, but so was the school's ongoing efforts to highlight and tackle these issues.

In particular, Ofsted noted the primary school's focus on developing reading and mathematics, and support for SEND pupils.

For more information, or to read the full report, visit Ofsted's website and search for Westonzoyland Community Primary School.

Reflecting further on the curriculum, which appears to be the main problem at Westonzoyland Community Primary, the inspector wrote: "Overtime, pupils have experienced a disjointed curriculum.

"Pupils have gaps in their knowledge in many subjects. The school is taking action to address this.

"However, the key knowledge they want pupils to know and remember is not yet identified clearly enough.

"This means that pupils do not build knowledge well.

"The curriculum is not always implemented as intended by the school.

"At times, teachers do not choose resources or activities that are matched well to what pupils need to learn.

"This creates misconceptions and gaps in pupils’ knowledge persist.

"For example, in history, pupils do not have an accurate chronology narrative, from the earliest times."