Stonehouse Park Infant School

Overview

Stonehouse Park Infant School is described as a “happy, nurturing and inclusive school” where leaders have “high aspirations for pupils.” The report highlights a “buzz of excited, purposeful learning” and notes that leaders have worked with “considerable success” to remedy previous weaknesses, resulting in a positive impact on the school community.

Strengths

• Pupils are “polite and respectful,” with staff fostering supportive relationships that ensure children “trust staff and feel safe at school.”
• The curriculum is “more ambitious,” with clear identification of essential knowledge; for example, in mathematics, pupils “ably develop their fluency, reasoning and problem-solving.”
• A “high-quality phonics programme” is taught well, ensuring pupils who fall behind receive extra help to become “fluent readers.”
• Leaders “swiftly identify the particular needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND),” providing adapted teaching and pastoral support.
• Staff enhance personal development through “exciting experiences,” such as local walks and visits, helping pupils learn to be responsible.

Areas to improve

• In some subjects, leaders have not fully developed the curriculum or evaluated its impact, meaning pupils do not build up subject knowledge in “sufficient detail.”
• Despite recent efforts, some pupils are “regularly absent,” missing out on education; leaders must continue working with families to highlight the importance of attendance.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective,” with leaders prioritising safety, providing training, and making timely referrals to specialist agencies when required.