Hall Green Infant School

Overview

Hall Green Infant School continues to be a good school, fostering a community that is ‘growing and learning together’. Pupils are described as confident learners who behave respectfully and attend well, supported by high expectations and a strong focus on reading and personal development.

Strengths

• Staff are skilled at building on preschool experiences, with home visits and stay-and-play sessions engaging parents effectively.
• Reading is a top priority, with clear programmes, engaging books, and swift support ensuring pupils do not fall behind.
• Leaders identify pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) quickly, putting appropriate support in place.
• Pupils are kind, work hard, and are encouraged through positive behaviour recognition such as the ‘learning dinosaurs’.
• A wide range of clubs, trips, and community involvement broadens pupils’ understanding of the world.

Areas to improve

• Some teachers do not ensure all pupils learn and remember key knowledge from each lesson, hindering future learning.
• Provision for some pupils with SEND is not always based on addressing underlying difficulties, requiring more precise focus.
• Governors have not assured themselves of the quality of education, relying too heavily on information provided by leaders rather than gathering independent evidence.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff knowing their responsibilities well and acting swiftly when there is even the suggestion a child might not be safe.