Hazel Wood Infant School

Overview

The report describes a school where pupils “thrive and flourish” through a curriculum designed as a “journey of opportunities.” Leaders maintain “consistently high expectations” for learning and behaviour, resulting in an environment where children are “highly motivated” and achieve “extremely well.” The school is judged as “Outstanding” across all categories, including early years provision and leadership.

Strengths

• The curriculum is carefully designed to remove “barriers to learning,” ensuring disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs are “extremely well supported” and achieve very well.
• Reading is taught “exceptionally well,” with a “highly personalised approach” for those needing extra help and motivational rewards that encourage pupils to read a “wide range of text types.”
• Pupils become “extremely confident and skilled mathematicians” through strong recall of prior learning and its application in investigations and problem-solving.
• Early years provision offers a “well-thought-through environment” with a balance of teacher-led activities and “discovery time,” promoting effective communication and emotional security.
• Personal development is emphasised, with pupils showing “empathy and kindness” through community engagement, such as singing at care homes and creating art for hospital wards.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

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