Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School

Overview

Pupils feel safe and enjoy attending this “highly inclusive” school, where “relationships between adults, pupils and their families are warm.” Children make an “excellent start” in the early years and achieve well in core subjects, supported by a “broad and balanced curriculum.” The school is judged as Good across all key areas, with strong pastoral care and effective safeguarding arrangements.

Strengths

• Early years provision is strong, with “clear routines” and a curriculum centred on “communication and language” that prepares children well for Year 1.
• Reading is a “clear priority,” with staff delivering phonics effectively so pupils become “fluent, confident readers.”
• Support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is “strong,” with precise identification of needs and successful adjustments.
• Behaviour is “typically positive,” with pupils acting as “enthusiastic learners” and a “kindness crew” supporting social inclusion.
• Governors offer a “strong balance of support and challenge,” while staff value the “close-knit staff team” and leadership support.

Areas to improve

• In some subjects, curriculum planning is less developed, meaning pupils “do not always learn and connect their learning as effectively as they might” and lack “depth of knowledge over time.”
• The school should “further support subject leaders to consider and refine their curriculum thinking” to ensure consistent knowledge retention across all subjects.

Safeguarding

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