Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School

Overview

This inspection describes a ‘delightful school’ where pupils are ‘safe and happy’ and demonstrate ‘highly positive attitudes to school life’. The report highlights a ‘highly ambitious’ curriculum and ‘exceptional’ behaviour, noting that the school is ‘highly inclusive’ with ‘no ceiling on pupils’ learning’.

Strengths

• The curriculum is ‘highly ambitious’ and ‘meticulously constructed’, enabling pupils to ‘build their learning over time’ and reach identified endpoints.
• Teachers are ‘extremely adept at bringing learning to life’, making connections with pupils’ lives and quickly addressing misconceptions.
• There is a ‘sharp focus on the key vocabulary’ needed for each subject, which pupils use ‘expertly’ and ‘comfortably’.
• Reading is a ‘high priority’, supported by daily story sessions and ‘well-trained adults’ who deliver phonics lessons effectively.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are ‘extremely well supported’ through ‘robust’ identification systems and specialist expertise.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.