Brewster Avenue Infant School

Overview

Brewster Avenue Infant School continues to be a good school, providing a happy and secure environment where pupils receive high-quality care. Leaders have implemented a curriculum that matches national ambition, with adults well trained to deliver effective teaching and support.

Strengths

• Pupils are described as "happy," "friendly and kind," with bullying being "very rare" and quickly addressed.
• The early years curriculum is "ambitious," ensuring children’s experiences are central to planning and leaving them "well prepared for Year 1."
• Staff are "highly skilled at adapting their activities to meet individuals’ needs," including robust support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Reading instruction is effective, with adults confident in delivering the curriculum and quickly identifying pupils who fall behind in phonics.
• Interactions between staff and pupils are "very respectful," supporting "warm and trusting relationships" and minimal disruption to lessons.

Areas to improve

• In key stage 1, key knowledge and skills are not clearly defined in all curriculum plans, meaning teachers are not always clear on important learning for every topic.
• Teachers do not always check sufficiently what pupils know or remember; leaders must ensure gaps in knowledge are addressed promptly and misunderstandings are fixed.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with a "strong safeguarding culture" where adults are confident in spotting signs of risk and responding quickly.