Lound Infant School

Overview

Lound Infant School continues to be a good school, offering a "positive, purposeful, and cheerful" environment where pupils are well behaved and eager to learn. Leaders have established strong community links and a broad curriculum, though assessment practices require refinement to better support precise learning progression.

Strengths

• Pupils are "kind to each other" with bullying being a "rare event," and they feel confident that staff will support them.
• Reading is a clear priority, with staff using a "carefully sequenced programme" for phonics and selecting texts to develop a "love of reading."
• The mathematics curriculum is "ambitious" and "carefully planned," with teachers demonstrating good subject knowledge and emphasis on correct vocabulary.
• Geography is "very well sequenced" across key stages, incorporating technology to enhance understanding of physical and human features.
• Staff are "positive and committed," feeling well supported in managing their workload within the new multi-academy trust.

Areas to improve

• Assessment practice is not fully developed in all subjects, meaning teachers do not always have useful information to "identify gaps in knowledge and plan next steps in learning with precision."

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with a "strong culture of safeguarding," thorough record-keeping, and staff who understand their responsibilities in keeping pupils safe.