Kempshott Infant School

Overview

The report describes a school where “respectful relationships are at the heart” of the community, fostering an environment where pupils feel “confident and safe.” Leaders and staff are praised for strongly promoting pupils’ personal development alongside academic learning, resulting in positive attitudes and effective teaching in core subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate kindness and resilience, guided by clear values such as “kind words, kind hands, kind feet.”
• The teaching of reading is effective, with staff carefully checking understanding and providing strong support for struggling readers.
• In mathematics, staff use “small steps of learning” and routinely revisit previous content to improve accuracy.
• Staff provide high-quality training on diversity, helping pupils to “respect and celebrate differences between people.”
• The special educational needs and disabilities co-ordinator successfully supports staff and families, with many parents positive about the care received.

Areas to improve

• Leaders should identify the “essential content” pupils must learn and remember in subjects other than English and mathematics, starting from Reception.
• In some foundation subjects, staff do not always check that pupils have retained important content or link new learning to previous studies.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with detailed records, robust safer recruitment procedures, and staff who understand their responsibilities and know how to report concerns.