Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Infant School

Overview: Pupils thrive in this welcoming and nurturing school, where close relationships and care are at the heart of everything. The inclusive culture is palpable, and all staff have a high ambition for what all pupils can achieve. Typically, pupils, including those with SEND, achieve well across the curriculum.

Strengths:

• Pupils' behaviour is exemplary, with staff being excellent role models.
• The school has a well-thought-out and ambitious curriculum, with new concepts building seamlessly on what pupils have learned before.
• Pupils show extremely positive attitudes to their learning, trying their absolute best in lessons.
• The school has an effective professional development programme for staff.
• The school uses 'point of need' interventions across the curriculum successfully.
• The teaching of early reading is a strength of the school, with adults delivering the school's phonics programme well.
• The school's work on pupils' personal development is a further strength, with pupils debating age-appropriate moral issues regularly and showing great respect when listening to others.

Areas to improve:

• In some subjects, the school's ambitious intention for the curriculum is not implemented consistently well, with task design not matching the school's intent well enough.
• In a few foundation subjects, the school has not identified well enough the most important knowledge that pupils need to remember over time.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.