Crabtree Infants' School

Overview

Crabtree Infants’ School is described as a place where “all pupils, including children in the early years, can flourish” within an “inclusive, calm and harmonious environment.” The report highlights that pupils develop “highly positive attitudes to their learning” and become “curious and confident learners,” with parents and carers “unreservedly recommend[ing] this school to others.”

Strengths

• The curriculum is “extremely ambitious and meticulously planned,” ensuring pupils gain a “strong and secure body of knowledge” by the end of Year 2.
• Reading is a high priority, with phonics delivered to an “exceptionally high standard” and books “very well matched to the sounds pupils know.”
• Staff have “expert subject knowledge” and teach with “skill and enthusiasm,” adapting lessons to ensure continuous progress for all, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Children in Reception enjoy an “extremely positive start,” developing independence through features like child-sized paint dispensers and high-quality language modelling.
• Leaders and governors work effectively together, united in vision, with staff who are “highly motivated” and take “enormous pride in their jobs.”

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

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