Inglewood Infant School

Overview

Pupils are described as "happy, safe and secure" in a school where they receive a "warm welcome" and feel at home quickly. Leaders maintain "high expectations" for achievement, resulting in pupils who "work hard" and "achieve well," including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The school has improved significantly since its previous inspection, offering a "broad, ambitious and exciting curriculum" that supports strong personal development and behaviour.

Strengths

• The curriculum is "well-designed," ensuring pupils build knowledge "step by step, in a logical order" in most subjects.
• Reading is "placed at the heart of the curriculum," with effective phonics teaching and carefully matched books helping pupils "read successfully."
• Staff are "highly skilled at bringing stories to life," fostering a "real love of reading" among pupils.
• Leaders and staff work effectively to identify and support pupils with SEND, making "careful adaptations" to ensure access to the curriculum.
• Governors have "strengthened their work in holding leaders to account," while also being "considerate of staff’s workload and well-being."

Areas to improve

• In a "small number of subjects," the curriculum lacks detail on "smaller components of knowledge," making it difficult for teachers to ensure pupils learn everything in the "right order." Leaders must ensure teachers have sufficient information in all subjects to secure pupil achievement.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective," with staff receiving regular training and working closely with external agencies to support pupils and families.