Heathfield Infant School

Overview

This ungraded inspection found that the school’s work has “improved significantly” since the previous inspection, prompting a future graded review. The report describes a nurturing environment where inclusivity is central, pupils achieve “excellent outcomes,” and behaviour is “exemplary.”

Strengths

• The curriculum is “highly ambitious” and “designed extremely carefully,” enabling pupils to acquire knowledge and skills “precisely” and recall them with “confidence and ease.”
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are “fully included in school life,” receiving “highly personalised support” and effective specialist help.
• A “strong reading culture” is embedded, with phonics delivered with “precision and consistency,” helping pupils rapidly become “confident and fluent readers.”
• Behaviour is described as “impeccable,” with pupils showing “respect and kindness” and maintaining “warm and positive relationships with staff.”
• Enrichment opportunities, including clubs and leadership roles, effectively build pupils’ “skills and confidence” and foster a “strong sense of belonging.”

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

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