Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre

Overview

Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre continues to be an outstanding school. Pupils are described as “very happy” and “keen to learn,” achieving highly across all subjects while feeling safe and well-supported. The report highlights a “thoughtfully constructed” curriculum and exceptional early years provision that ensures all children, including those with special educational needs, make strong progress.

Strengths

• The curriculum is built around “learning threads,” with knowledge broken into “small learning steps” to help pupils understand complex ideas.
• Reading is given the “highest priority,” with teachers ensuring books match pupils’ phonics knowledge to create “fluent, accurate and very confident readers.”
• The early years environment is “exceptional,” with staff sharing “high ambitions” and planning “purposeful learning activities” that capture children’s interest.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities access the same well-planned curriculum and receive targeted support to make “very strong progress.”
• Staff have “high expectations” for every pupil, and initiatives like ‘my big voice’ sessions help children learn to behave responsibly and support one another.

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders keeping staff training up to date to ensure they remain vigilant in spotting pupils at risk of harm.