Marsworth Church of England Infant School

Overview: Marsworth Church of England Infant School continues to be a good school, where pupils thrive and are inspired by the school's values. They achieve well across all areas of the curriculum and get the support they need.

Strengths:

• Pupils are inspired by the school's values, where 'respect, courage, compassion and curiosity' are brought to life through a thoughtful curriculum.
• Pupils, including those with SEND, achieve well across all areas of the curriculum and get the support they need.
• Everyone is included at Marsworth, with pupils playing together happily and working co-operatively in lessons.
• Pupils enjoy becoming part of their supportive local community, learning how to do this through strong links with the local church and through taking part in projects which teach life skills while helping others.

Areas to improve:

• In a few subjects, the curriculums have been adopted recently, and teachers are not necessarily clear what is the most important knowledge pupils need to know and remember.
• Teachers do not consistently take account of what pupils know across all subjects, resulting in pupils sometimes struggling to connect and build on prior learning.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders ensuring there is a strong safeguarding culture, providing staff with up-to-date safeguarding training, and working well with external agencies to ensure vulnerable pupils and their families receive the help they need.