Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School

Overview

The report describes a school where pupils are “happy” and “love coming to school,” benefiting from a “welcoming and inclusive environment.” Leaders maintain “high expectations for pupils’ achievement,” which are “typically realised,” preparing children well for their next educational stage. The inspection highlights a strong culture of safety and character development, supported by effective leadership and governance.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit “exemplary character” and demonstrate “incredibly high levels of self-control and focus,” resulting in “very little disruption in lessons.”
• The curriculum is “well sequenced” to build “depth of knowledge over time,” with specific examples in design and technology showing clear progression.
• Reading is a “high priority,” with staff delivering the programme with “accuracy and precision,” ensuring pupils become “confident and fluent readers.”
• Effective processes identify pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with leaders working closely with external agencies and families to plan appropriate provision.
• The school offers extensive opportunities for wider development, including a “wealth of experiences” such as Bollywood Dance, yoga, and community contributions.

Areas to improve

• In some subjects, pupils who are new to the school or to learning English do not consistently secure necessary knowledge because “the most important concepts are not sufficiently reinforced or checked.” The school should ensure these pupils secure key concepts before moving to more complex ideas.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective,” noting that pupils are kept safe by adults who care for them well and that there is an “open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils’ interests first.”