Ernehale Infant School

Overview

Ernehale Infant School is described as an "ambitious school" where pupils are "happy" and "want to learn." The report highlights a "calm atmosphere" and praises the school’s "exceptional" offer for personal development, noting that pupils are "caring and thoughtful" and actively celebrate difference.

Strengths

• Early years provision is "Outstanding," providing a "vibrant and purposeful place" where children become "resilient" and collaborate well.
• Personal development is "Outstanding," with pupils learning to be "active citizens" and showing they are "tolerant and respectful of difference."
• Reading instruction is effective; staff "swiftly identify pupils when they fall behind," enabling them to "catch up quickly" and become "confident readers."
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) "achieve well," supported by "rigorous systems" that ensure they "make good gains."
• The curriculum is "well-thought-out," helping pupils "build their knowledge over time" and apply it to "challenging tasks."

Areas to improve

• The school must "fully evaluate each subject" to ensure the recent curriculum improvements have the "desired impact" in all areas, as this has not yet been completed.

Safeguarding

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