Inglehurst Infant School

Overview

Inglehurst Infant School is fulfilling the expected standard of education and care. Leaders have established a positive culture where staff feel valued and pupils feel safe, supported, and proud of their school. The inspection highlights significant improvements in early years provision and a calm, orderly environment that promotes effective learning.

Strengths

• Pupils behave well, showing respect and kindness, with staff managing behaviour effectively to maintain a "calm and orderly" atmosphere.
• The early years curriculum is "carefully planned," helping children make positive progress in language and reading, leaving them "very well prepared for key stage 1."
• Reading is taught through a "clear and structured programme," with staff providing extra support to ensure pupils build fluency and accuracy.
• Leaders use additional funding effectively to support disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, including specific provisions like 'the Nest'.
• Staff receive regular training and feel supported, contributing to consistent practice and high expectations across the school.

Areas to improve

• Teachers must take "effective, timely action to address misconceptions and gaps in pupils’ knowledge" to ensure foundational knowledge is securely established, particularly in subjects outside English.
• The wider curriculum needs to better support pupils in securing and applying the foundations of reading, spelling, and handwriting.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an "open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility" and concerns actively identified and managed.