East Preston Infant School

Overview: East Preston Infant School is a welcoming learning community where pupils feel safe and supported. The school has a strong focus on relationships, kindness, and independence, with a well-designed curriculum and effective systems in place to support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Strengths:

• Warm and positive relationships underpin the school's welcoming learning community.

• Pupils develop resilience through the school's 'learning crew' and are encouraged to be independent in their learning and wider play.

• The school has high expectations for behaviour and attendance, with a shared behaviour culture that pupils firmly understand.

• The school's work to support pupils to become independent and resilient is a strength, with pupils taking on leadership responsibilities and participating in eco-council activities.

• Governors know the school well and provide appropriate support and challenge to the school.

Areas to improve:

• At times, the school's checks on what pupils know are not precise, and learning activities are not adapted to meet pupils' needs well enough.

• There are some inconsistencies in the way the school addresses pupils' misconceptions and errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.