Grange Lane Infant Academy

Overview

Grange Lane Infant Academy is described as a nurturing environment where pupils are “kind, welcoming and polite” and thrive under “exceptionally strong leadership.” The school fosters a “highly inclusive culture” that ensures success for all learners, including those with special educational needs and disadvantaged backgrounds.

Strengths

• Leaders provide an “aspirational curriculum” designed to equip all pupils with the “knowledge, values and life skills they need to be successful in the future.”
• Reading is a high priority, with staff expertise in phonics ensuring pupils develop “fluency and accuracy” and a “love of reading.”
• Behaviour is “exemplary,” guided by clear “golden rules” and positive rewards that create “highly positive attitudes to learning.”
• The “ambitious early years curriculum” lays strong foundations through “hands-on experiences” and purposeful adult interactions.
• Personal development is enriched by a “high-quality personal, social and health education programme” and opportunities such as the “rainbow pledges.”

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders being “relentless in their approach” to ensuring pupil safety and maintaining strong, supportive relationships with families and external agencies.