Ramsden Infant School

Overview

Ramsden Infant School is described as a place where pupils are “very happy” and “proud of their successes,” benefiting from “positive relationships” with staff. Leaders have established a “broad and ambitious curriculum” with a “sharp focus on developing pupils’ language,” resulting in most pupils achieving well. The school demonstrates strong community engagement and effective leadership, having improved significantly since its previous inspection.

Strengths

• Pupils are “caring and considerate,” creating a “calm and orderly atmosphere” where bullying is dealt with “swiftly.”
• Leaders have successfully introduced a new phonics curriculum, helping pupils become “confident and fluent readers.”
• Staff effectively support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring they have “access to the same ambitious curriculum.”
• The school offers rich extra-curricular opportunities, including community service and clubs, helping pupils feel “rooted in their local community.”
• Governors “challenge and support leaders effectively,” and staff feel valued due to prioritised workload and well-being.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must ensure a “rigorous approach to monitoring” curriculum implementation, as teaching in some subjects does not yet help pupils “know and remember more over time.”
• Staff require more consistent assessment information to “identify and address gaps in pupils’ knowledge” in subjects where curriculum review is recent.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective,” with staff trained to identify risks and a clear system in place to report concerns and secure support for vulnerable pupils.