Northfield Infant School

Overview

Driffield Northfield Infant School continues to be a good school, described as a "warm and welcoming" community where pupils are "happy and safe." Leaders and staff know pupils well, fostering a positive environment where children behave well and receive strong support, particularly for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• The curriculum is "well thought out" with "rich and purposeful experiences," using engaging tools like subject characters to aid understanding.
• Reading is a high priority; phonics is taught with "technical accuracy," "precision and consistency," and pupils develop a "love for reading."
• Staff plan carefully, explaining tasks clearly and addressing misconceptions, ensuring learning builds logically on previous knowledge.
• Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and receive effective, "unobtrusive support," enabling them to be "fully included in learning."
• Staff feel "well supported and valued," with leaders actively consulting them to reduce workload and support well-being.

Areas to improve

• Plans to help the weakest readers catch up are "not consistently precise," meaning leaders cannot always verify the impact of extra help.
• The quality of presentation, handwriting, and letter formation varies in some subjects, requiring more consistent expectations across the curriculum.

Safeguarding

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