High Greave Infant School

Overview

High Greave Infant School is described as “improving rapidly” following significant changes in curriculum and leadership. Pupils feel “safe, cared for and valued,” demonstrating polite behaviour and respect for staff. The school has moved from a previous rating of ‘Requires improvement’ to ‘Good’ across most key judgements, with ‘Outstanding’ early years provision.

Strengths

• Children in the early years “get off to a flying start,” making rapid progress through “careful questioning” and the teaching of “ambitious vocabulary.”
• Pupils respond well to high behavioural expectations, resulting in “calm” movement around the school and a “dramatic” reduction in suspensions.
• Attendance has improved significantly, with the “vast majority of pupils” now attending school and arriving on time.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) “consistently receive the resources and support” needed to access the curriculum alongside peers.
• The curriculum is enriched by external opportunities, including visits from authors, artists, and emergency services, fostering broader community engagement.

Areas to improve

• In subjects with recent curriculum changes, pupils are not always given sufficient opportunities to “revisit and consolidate longer term learning,” hindering their ability to build on prior knowledge.
• Some aspects of subject leadership are “not fully developed,” contributing to variation in curriculum implementation; the school must strengthen this to enhance learning across all subjects.

Safeguarding

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