Diamond Hall Infant Academy

Overview

Diamond Hall Infant Academy is described as a place where pupils are "well cared for" and "everyone is welcome." The report highlights a "strong sense of team spirit" with pupils at the heart of a "consistent and ambitious vision" for achievement. Staff know pupils well, fostering safety and readiness to learn, while leaders ensure careful consideration is given to staff workload and well-being.

Strengths

• The curriculum is "broad and ambitious," "well sequenced," and builds knowledge in a "logical and progressive way."
• Reading is prioritised with consistent phonics teaching; staff are trained and make "accurate checks on pupils’ learning."
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) or those speaking English as an additional language are "supported very well" and included in all aspects of school life.
• Pupils behave well, are "polite to adults and to one another," and relationships between staff and pupils are "strong."
• Personal development is fostered through clubs, visits, and learning about "equality and diversity," where "difference is celebrated."

Areas to improve

• Ensure the phonics programme gives all pupils sufficient opportunities to "practise the sounds that they need to improve their fluency."
• Implement the revised oracy curriculum effectively so pupils can better "articulate their thoughts" and explain their thinking.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective."