Colmore Infant and Nursery School

Overview

The report describes an exceptional school where being ‘ACE’ sits at the heart of every pupil’s experience. Leaders and staff work together to ensure all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, thrive through a curriculum that places children’s interests and identities at the centre. Consequently, pupils achieve very well and demonstrate high levels of respect and kindness.

Strengths

• Staff skilfully engage children in learning, ensuring they get an ‘exceptional start to their education’ in early years.
• The school has a ‘consistent and rigorous approach’ to reading, enabling children to make swift progress and develop confidence.
• Mathematics teaching is ‘highly structured’, helping pupils develop a strong understanding of number and place value.
• Pupils with SEND are ‘very well catered for’, with rapid identification of needs and support that ensures ‘no limit to what pupils can achieve’.
• Leaders engage well with staff, who ‘feel valued’ and are ‘rightly proud to work at the school’.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.