All Saints CofE VC Infants School

Overview

The report describes the school as "friendly and inclusive," where pupils are "happy and safe" due to positive relationships with adults. However, recent leadership instability has impacted the quality of education, resulting in a curriculum that is not yet implemented with sufficient precision and leaving too many pupils unprepared for the next stage of their education.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending school regularly and appreciate the care adults give them.
• The early years provision introduces children to "the joys of stories, rhymes and songs," with effective use of Makaton for non-verbal children.
• The personal, social and health education curriculum is "well planned and sequenced," helping pupils learn about online safety and healthy relationships.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are identified early, allowing support to be put in place quickly.
• Governors are "fully committed to the development of the school" and have strengthened leadership by appointing new senior leaders.

Areas to improve

• The school must implement the curriculum with more precision and closely monitor subject implementation to ensure pupils learn and remember key content.
• Assessment needs to be used consistently to identify and address errors or misconceptions, which are currently sometimes missed.
• Reading books must be better matched to pupils’ reading abilities to prevent slowed progress in learning to read.
• Governors need to strengthen their strategic oversight to gain a more accurate understanding of the quality of education.

Safeguarding

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