Alexandra Infant School

Overview

Alexandra Infant School continues to be a good school, providing an "inclusive, warm and nurturing" environment where pupils are happy and feel safe. Leaders maintain high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), fostering a culture where children are proud members of the community.

Strengths

• Pupils benefit from a "broad and balanced" curriculum with clearly identified key knowledge and skills from the early years.
• Reading is a strong priority, with "carefully sequenced" phonics teaching and effective support for those who fall behind.
• Pupils with SEND "achieve highly from their starting points" and are fully included, learning alongside peers with appropriate adaptations.
• Staff promote pupils’ personal development well, including through PSHE lessons that help children explore feelings and understand healthy relationships.
• There is an "aligned vision" across the trust, local committee, and staff, ensuring everyone has the appropriate skills to support pupils.

Areas to improve

• In some subjects, activities do not focus sharply on key knowledge, meaning pupils recall "activities they have completed rather than important content." The school should support subject leaders to ensure pupils develop understanding of subject-specific content for future learning.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective."