St Paul's and All Hallows CofE Infant School

Overview

The report describes a school where leaders and staff create a "warm, joyful and nurturing environment" that ensures all pupils, particularly those with lower starting points, thrive. Inspectors found that the school meets a "strong standard" across all evaluation categories, including achievement, attendance, behaviour, curriculum, and leadership. The inspection highlights the school’s success in preparing pupils for their next steps through high-quality teaching and robust support systems.

Strengths

• Pupils "achieve well and progress very well," with published outcomes that "compare favourably with national averages."
• The curriculum is "ambitious and well-planned," featuring "clear, well structured" teaching that helps pupils build secure skills in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Attendance is "improving significantly" due to staff working closely with families to "remove barriers" and provide practical support.
• Behaviour is "extremely calm, positive and well managed," with pupils showing "wonderful attitudes to learning" and feeling safe and respected.
• Leaders provide effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, ensuring gaps in progress "reduce quickly."

Areas to improve

• Leaders and governors should "sustain the effectiveness of their work" and seek "continued improvement" to drive a "transformational impact" for all pupils, especially those facing additional barriers.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with an "open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility" ensuring that concerns are "actively identified, acted upon and managed."