Manorfield Infant and Nursery School

Overview

Manorfield Infant and Nursery School is described as a place where pupils feel "happy and safe" and enjoy their time. The report highlights that "effective improvements to the curriculum" are having a positive impact, with current pupils achieving well. Leaders have an accurate understanding of the school’s strengths and a clear strategy for continued improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils benefit from a redeveloped curriculum, particularly in early reading, where staff teach phonics with "enthusiasm" and pupils develop a "love of reading".
• In mathematics, pupils "learn well" and develop fluency skills effectively through regular practice and the use of apparatus.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive "well-considered support" and participate fully in school life.
• The early years provision offers a "wide range of opportunities" for exploration, with adults using appropriate vocabulary to encourage conversation.
• Staff relationships with pupils are "respectful and warm," and the school is "welcoming to all pupils and their families".

Areas to improve

• The school must ensure high expectations for learning behaviours are "consistently upheld across all lessons" so pupils do not miss important learning.
• The curriculum in a few foundation subjects needs refinement to make explicit "what it would like pupils to learn and remember," ensuring a deeper understanding.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective."