Lyndon Green Infant School

Overview

This ungraded inspection confirms the school remains ‘good’, though evidence suggests a graded inspection might yield a lower judgement. New leaders have brought ‘ambition, direction and stability’ following a period of ‘significant turbulence’, with pupils described as ‘polite, well mannered’ and feeling safe. However, the report notes that ‘there is more work to be done to improve the quality of education’ across the school, particularly in the early years and for pupils with special educational needs.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate a ‘positive attitude to their learning’ and embody school values such as being ‘kind, curious, respectful, helpful, resilient and adventurous’.
• Reading is a ‘high priority’, with initiatives like storytimes and a ‘well-stocked library’ fostering a love of reading; phonics teaching is generally secure.
• The school offers a ‘wide range of off-site trips and after-school clubs’, allowing pupils to develop a ‘strong sense of responsibility’ through leadership roles.
• Attendance has improved through ‘enhanced support for parents and pupils’, resulting in fewer frequent absences.
• Staff report positively about actions taken to help them ‘manage their workload’.

Areas to improve

• Ensure pupils who have fallen behind in reading receive sufficient support to ‘catch up quickly’, as some currently have ‘gaps in their learning’.
• Provide an ‘ambitious or appropriately designed curriculum’ for pupils with SEND, particularly those in the resourced provision, to help them achieve better outcomes.
• Embed recent curriculum changes in foundation subjects, ensuring staff consistently teach the new content and ‘routinely check what pupils know and remember over time’.

Safeguarding

The report states that ‘the arrangements for safeguarding are effective’.