Lowe's Wong Infant School

Overview

Lowe’s Wong Infant School is fulfilling the “expected standard” of education, with leaders having “successfully enhanced the curriculum, pupils’ behaviour and the support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities” since the previous inspection. The school is described as a “calm and purposeful environment” where pupils “achieve well overall” and are “ready for their next stages of learning.”

Strengths

• Pupils “develop into fluent and enthusiastic readers” and gain a “secure understanding of number.”
• Attendance is “above the national average,” supported by “collaborative and effective” work with parents.
• Staff are “consistent in their support” for behaviour, ensuring bullying is “uncommon and dealt with effectively.”
• Leaders provide “effective support” for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs.
• Staff feel “valued” and are “highly positive and proud to be part of the school.”

Areas to improve

• Staff must use assessment information “consistently well to adapt their teaching and design suitable learning activities.”
• Staff should “consistently address gaps in pupils' handwriting and number formation with precision” so errors do not persist.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an “open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility” and concerns are “actively identified, acted upon and managed.”