Longwood Infant Academy

Overview

Longwood Infant Academy is described as a ‘vibrant learning community’ where pupils are ‘incredibly positive’ and display ‘exemplary’ behaviour. The school delivers an ‘ambitious curriculum’ that is ‘well sequenced’, ensuring all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ‘achieve extremely well’.

Strengths

• The curriculum is ‘language rich, experiential, aspirational and purposeful’, with teachers using strong subject knowledge to help pupils ‘build securely on previous learning’.
• Reading is prioritised effectively; staff deliver the phonics programme ‘very well’, ensuring pupils become ‘confident and fluent readers’.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities have their needs ‘identified well’ and are supported ‘exceptionally well’ to access the curriculum.
• Personal development is planned ‘exceptionally well’, with pupils gaining ‘meaningful experiences’ through trips and developing a ‘secure understanding of fundamental British values’.
• Early years provision is ‘secure and nurturing’, with clear routines that support children in developing their language ‘exceptionally well’.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.