Garden Suburb Infant School

Overview

Garden Suburb Infant School continues to be a good school, described as a happy place where pupils feel safe, respected, and enthusiastic about their learning. Leaders have developed an ambitious curriculum that helps pupils build knowledge logically, particularly in subjects like art and reading, while fostering a strong sense of community and well-being.

Strengths

• Pupils are enthusiastic about lessons and achieve well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• The teaching of early reading is a strength, with a consistent approach to phonics and well-matched books helping pupils learn to love reading.
• There is a strong sense of community, with parents appreciating positive communication and feeling included and informed.
• Leaders prioritise pupils’ personal development, ensuring well-being is at the heart of the school and teaching values such as tolerance and resilience.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with robust monitoring systems and a strong culture of safety across the school.

Areas to improve

• In a small number of subjects, curriculum thinking is less well developed, preventing some pupils from building securely on prior knowledge.
• The school should ensure the curriculum is embedded consistently by supporting subject leaders to strengthen the sequence of learning and review content for depth.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with a strong culture across the school, robust monitoring systems, and clear reporting procedures for staff.