Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy

Overview

Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection. The report describes a school where pupils are "vibrant, confident and happy individuals" who flourish in a "nurturing and respectful culture." Leaders have created an ambitious curriculum that builds a "rich body of knowledge," supported by staff with strong subject knowledge who adapt teaching effectively to meet diverse needs.

Strengths

• Pupils are "motivated to meet the school’s high standards" and recall their learning with ease, such as sharing knowledge about topics like the artwork of Alma Thomas.
• The curriculum prioritises reading and oracy, with staff delivering the phonics programme well and providing effective support for pupils who find reading challenging.
• Teachers adapt their teaching effectively, helping disadvantaged pupils overcome barriers and ensuring pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have their needs identified and met well.
• The school promotes strong wider development, with pupils being "highly respectful of staff and each other" and tolerant, while attendance improvements are fostered through close collaboration with families.
• Governance is effective, with leaders who "know the school exceptionally well" and staff who embrace development opportunities while maintaining manageable workloads.

Areas to improve

• For a small number of pupils, the school has not set out how they will meet high expectations in development or behaviour, meaning they lack the "targeted support or strategies that they require in order to be fully successful."

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.