Beighton Nursery Infant School

Overview

Pupils feel proud to attend this school and are happy, enjoying their learning within an environment that aims to inspire "happy, healthy and successful lives." The report highlights that most pupils achieve well, with particular praise for the "highly ambitious" early years provision and effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Strengths

• The early years curriculum is "highly ambitious," ensuring children are well prepared for their next stage and make rapid progress in a "highly stimulating environment."
• Phonics is taught well, allowing pupils to get off to a "rapid start in reading," with effective support helping those who have fallen behind to catch up quickly.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities "thrive in this school," benefiting from quick identification of needs and adapted teaching that ensures all pupils access the intended learning.
• Staff morale is high, supported by governors who provide "effective challenge and support" and leaders who have staff interests at heart.
• Attendance has significantly improved due to the school’s "meticulous approach to monitoring attendance and absences."

Areas to improve

• The English curriculum in Year 2 does not build progressively enough from the phonics programme, meaning some pupils lack opportunities to develop reading fluency and correct letter formation.
• Staff do not consistently apply the behaviour policy during unstructured times, such as social times, leading to low-level inappropriate behaviour from a small minority of pupils.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.