Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy

Overview

Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy is described as a place where "everyone is valued" and pupils are "proud to be a part of ‘LaceyField’". The report highlights that staff support children exceptionally well, particularly in the early years, creating an environment where pupils "work and play together happily". Leaders aim for all adults and children to become "the best version of themselves".

Strengths

• Early years provision is "Outstanding", with staff getting to know children and families "exceptionally well".
• Pupils are "completely absorbed" in learning, particularly in reading and mathematics, where teachers "know exactly what to teach next".
• Behaviour is positive, with pupils remembering the "Bee Values" and knowing they must "bee in charge of themselves".
• Safeguarding arrangements are "effective", ensuring "no one falls through the net".
• The school offers a "nurture breakfast" and extra support to help pupils start the day well.

Areas to improve

• In some subjects, activities do not always help pupils "secure and deepen the really important knowledge", requiring leaders to ensure teachers have the subject knowledge to identify precise learning needs.
• Plans for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) occasionally lack precision in identifying "exactly what pupils need to learn next".
• Attendance remains an issue, as "too many pupils do not attend school on every day that they could", though strategies are beginning to make a difference.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective" and that leaders "make sure that all concerns are taken seriously".