Bournes Green Infant School

Overview

Bournes Green Infant School is described as a “happy and welcoming place for children to learn” where pupils achieve well due to high expectations from staff and leaders. The report highlights a “calm and orderly” environment where pupils are kind, considerate, and feel safe, supported by a curriculum that is generally ambitious and well-structured.

Strengths

• Pupils develop a “mature regard for books” and learn to read well through a “carefully structured phonics and reading programme.”
• Staff are “confident about the subjects they teach” and use assessment effectively to identify and address gaps in knowledge, ensuring all pupils can access the curriculum.
• Leaders have established a “systematic and consistent approach to behaviour” that ensures learning proceeds without interruption.
• The school promotes personal development effectively, with pupils taking on responsibilities such as being “lunchtime helpers or eco-councillors” and serving as “good role models.”
• Staff feel “valued as members of the school community” and receive personalised training and support for their well-being.

Areas to improve

• In a small number of subjects, the curriculum is “not outlined precisely enough,” meaning leaders have not identified specific ideas and vocabulary, resulting in pupils’ knowledge being “not as strong.”
• Leaders should “continue to refine the curriculum plans in these areas” and develop staff expertise to ensure pupils secure essential knowledge.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”