Grange Infants' School

Overview

Grange Infants’ School is described as a “welcoming and friendly” environment where pupils “enjoy coming to school” and feel safe. Leaders maintain high expectations for behaviour and learning, fostering a “calm and productive” atmosphere where children are “eager to learn.” The report highlights strong leadership, effective teaching in core subjects, and positive personal development for all pupils.

Strengths

• Reading is prioritised as the “bread and butter” of the curriculum, with staff ensuring pupils become “fluent, accurate and confident readers” through well-matched books and phonics.
• The curriculum in subjects such as mathematics and computing is “well planned and sequenced,” helping pupils build secure knowledge and recall learning effectively.
• Pupils develop positive attitudes, learning to be “kind, caring and tolerant” while engaging in a wide range of sporting, dance, and musical experiences.
• Leaders and governors share a clear vision, supporting staff well-being and maintaining effective safeguarding arrangements that are a “priority for the school.”

Areas to improve

• Assessment is not yet used effectively in all subjects; leaders must ensure teachers use assessment to check retained knowledge and inform future learning steps.
• Support plans for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are “not precise enough,” meaning some do not learn as well as they should; these plans require improvement.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective,” with staff receiving regular training and leaders responding quickly to concerns to ensure pupils receive timely support.