Field House Infant School

Overview

This is a “happy school” where pupils feel safe and are welcomed with “cheerful greeting[s]” and kindness. Leaders have constructed a “well-considered curriculum” that is “broad and balanced,” with a particular strength in early years provision. The school fosters high ambition, encouraging pupils to “aspire and believe to achieve” through positive reinforcement and clear expectations.

Strengths

• Early years provision is “Outstanding,” with activities “precisely designed to meet their needs and promote learning.”
• Reading is a priority; pupils enjoy regular story times and daily phonics lessons, with support for those “at risk of falling behind.”
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are “well supported,” with barriers removed to ensure inclusion.
• Staff and parents regard the school highly, noting the “care and support” children receive and a considered approach to workload.
• Pupils are “well prepared for life in modern Britain,” discussing British values intelligently and accepting diversity.

Areas to improve

• In foundation subjects, curriculum plans do not always identify key knowledge in “sufficient detail,” requiring more precise elements of learning.
• In some lessons, learning activities do not fully support pupils in acquiring intended knowledge, meaning the school must ensure staff have the expertise to engage pupils effectively.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”