Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School

Overview

The report describes a school undergoing significant transformation, noting that values of "respect, aspiration and belonging" are "beginning to shine through." While behaviour and personal development are rated as good, the quality of education and leadership require improvement due to inconsistent curriculum delivery and gaps in pupil learning.

Strengths

• Behaviour is "good," with a "calm" atmosphere and positive relationships between pupils and adults.
• Pupils enjoy a "diverse community" where everyone is "treated equally" and understand fundamental British values.
• Support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is effective, meeting their academic and pastoral needs "far more often."
• Trust leaders provide "effective support" for the school’s improvement efforts.

Areas to improve

• Strengthen curriculum delivery, particularly in early reading, to ensure all pupils develop a "strong body of knowledge" and close learning gaps.
• Ensure curriculum activities are consistently effective so all pupils, including those capable of more challenging work, can "deepen their knowledge effectively."
• Improve attendance and punctuality systems to ensure parents understand the importance of regular school attendance.
• The trust must rigorously evaluate strategies to identify what is effective, as governance monitoring is currently insufficient.

Safeguarding

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