Netherton Infant School

Overview

Netherton Infant School continues to be a good school, providing a "small, friendly" environment where pupils feel "safe and secure." The report highlights a "broad, ambitious and exciting curriculum" that ensures pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), build knowledge on "firm foundations" and thrive academically and socially.

Strengths

• Staff deliver the curriculum well, making "effective adaptations" so pupils with SEND can access learning alongside peers.
• Reading is central to the curriculum, with pupils developing a "real love of reading" and achieving well in phonics following recent improvements.
• Pupils display "good manners" and "positive behaviour," contributing to a "calm and orderly" school environment.
• The school offers a "varied programme of activities" beyond academics, such as after-school clubs and community visits, to prepare pupils for future life.
• Governors and leaders show "due regard" for staff workload and well-being, fostering a positive workplace culture.

Areas to improve

• In a "very small number of subjects," the school’s work to understand the curriculum’s impact on learning is at an "early stage," limiting further refinements. The school should ensure it has an "accurate understanding" of how these subjects enable pupils to know and remember more over time.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.