Cardinal Primary School

Overview

Cardinal Road Infant and Nursery School has “taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection,” where it was previously judged outstanding. The report describes a school where pupils are “kind” and behave “excellently,” benefiting from a “carefully designed” curriculum and strong leadership that is “incredibly aspirational.”

Strengths

• The curriculum is “carefully designed” with teachers working collaboratively to ensure pupils “deepen their understanding and develop great levels of independence.”
• Reading is taught by “expertly trained staff” using “consistent routines” that help pupils, including those speaking English as an additional language, access “highly ambitious vocabulary.”
• Provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is effective, with “provision plans” that are “understandable to them, teachers and parents.”
• A dedicated “speech and language workshop” supports early language development through “skilfully adapted teaching.”
• Staff feel “well supported by leaders” and appreciate that their workload is “well managed.”

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

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