Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery

Overview

Evidence from this ungraded inspection suggests the school’s work “may have improved significantly across all areas” since the previous inspection, prompting a future graded inspection. Pupils enjoy learning at this “inspirational school,” where staff possess a “deep understanding of young children’s needs” and provide “boundless opportunities to explore and learn.” The report highlights a culture where pupils “thrive and make rapid progress through the curriculum” under high expectations.

Strengths

• Staff are “experts in modelling language,” teaching “ambitious technical vocabulary” and using resources effectively so all pupils can engage in “high-quality discussions.”
• Reading is placed “firmly at the heart of the curriculum,” with staff who are “experts at teaching phonics” ensuring most pupils become “fluent readers by the end of Year 2.”
• The school identifies pupils with special educational needs and takes “effective action to support them,” focusing “relentlessly on strategies which enable pupils to overcome any barriers to learning.”
• Teachers have “excellent subject knowledge” and “systematically check for understanding” to ensure “no pupil falls behind,” even those joining at untypical times.
• Leaders maintain a “forensic analysis of pupils’ attendance” and take “swift action to ensure any absent pupils are safe.”

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”