Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School

Overview

Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School has “taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection.” This ungraded inspection confirms that the school continues to provide a high-quality education, building on its prior outstanding judgement. Pupils are described as “active, enthusiastic learners” who thrive in a nurturing environment with “consistently high expectations.”

Strengths

• Pupils “bounce happily into school” and enjoy a “nurturing environment” where staff know them and their families well.
• Reading is a “top priority,” with children getting off to a “strong start” through phonics and matched book practice.
• The curriculum is “ambitious” and carefully designed to meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Positive behaviour is “consistently promoted,” allowing teachers to maximise learning time as pupils “rarely need reminders.”
• Leaders have taken “effective action to address” pupil absence, with persistent absence rates reducing.

Areas to improve

• In some foundation subjects, the curriculum is “too broad and wide ranging,” making it harder for teachers to focus on the most important knowledge.
• The school should “review and refine the curriculum to clarify this important knowledge” so pupils can secure it for later success.

Safeguarding

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