Fleet Infant School

Overview

Fleet Infant School is judged ‘Good’ across all inspection categories, maintaining high standards since its previous ‘Outstanding’ rating. The report highlights a school where “leaders have pupils’ best interests at heart,” fostering a calm, orderly environment with strong partnerships between staff, parents, and the community. Pupils thrive socially and academically, supported by clear expectations and a curriculum that promotes personal development and cultural awareness.

Strengths

• “High expectations permeate the school,” creating classrooms that are “calm and orderly places conducive to successful learning.”
• Pupils demonstrate positive behaviour, with “playground friends” ensuring “no one feels left out” and unkind behaviour being stopped quickly.
• Staff model respect and courtesy, while leaders “champion” the cause of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Personal development is nurtured through activities like daily dance, forest school, and learning the ukulele, fostering mental health and a love of music.
• Governors work effectively with leaders to “support and challenge,” ensuring policies deliver value and benefit for pupils.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must keep the new phonics programme under review to ensure pupils who struggle with reading “catch up as quickly as possible.”
• Leaders need to identify the “key knowledge, skills and vocabulary pupils need to remember” across the curriculum to improve long-term retention.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with clear systems in place to identify vulnerable pupils and staff who are “not afraid to pester external agencies” if concerns are not taken seriously.