Innsworth Infant School

Overview

Innsworth Infant School is rated as ‘Good’ across all inspection categories. The report describes a school that provides a ‘warm and nurturing welcome’ for its diverse pupil population, including many from armed services families. Leaders have established clear expectations for behaviour and a broad curriculum that supports inclusive learning and strong reading progress.

Strengths

• Leaders ensure new pupils ‘feel safe’ and are ‘well looked after’, with clear behaviour expectations that pupils are ‘ready, respectful and safe.’
• The mathematics curriculum is ‘well sequenced’, allowing pupils to build on prior knowledge and ‘remember their learning well.’
• Reading is a priority, with staff teaching phonics in groups ‘closely matched to pupils’ needs’ and providing timely catch-up support.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive ‘appropriate adaptation’ and effective support from staff with specialised training.
• The school celebrates ‘diverse cultures and experiences’, ensuring all pupils follow a ‘fully inclusive curriculum’ with support for English as an additional language.

Areas to improve

• Leaders need to be ‘more precise in their planning and behaviour expectations’ as some pupils do not focus on learning activities in the wider curriculum as carefully as they could.
• Teachers must ensure planned activities enable pupils to ‘deepen their learning quickly’, so those ready to move on do not wait for new learning.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are ‘effective’, with leaders who are ‘vigilant’ and show ‘no hesitation in escalating concerns’ to external agencies.