Telford Infant School

Overview

Telford Infant School continues to be a good school, described as a place for ‘loving learning’ where pupils are proud and happy. The report highlights that pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), flourish within a supportive environment that values high expectations for behaviour and learning.

Strengths

• The curriculum is ‘ambitious’ and carefully designed, allowing pupils to build a ‘rich body of knowledge’ and link learning across subjects.
• Provision for pupils with SEND is ‘highly effective’, with needs quickly identified and staff well trained to make necessary adaptations.
• Reading is a high priority, with a ‘well-structured programme’ for phonics and regular assessments to support those who find reading tricky.
• Pupils behave very well, are ‘polite and considerate’, and reflect the school’s rules of being ‘safe, kind and proud’.
• Staff feel ‘very well supported’ with a strong team ethos, benefiting from a sharp focus on continuing professional development.

Areas to improve

• In phonics lessons, pupils’ mistakes are not always identified, meaning they sometimes miss opportunities to practise correct letters and sounds.
• There is variation in teachers’ subject knowledge in some subjects, leading to the occasional use of incorrect vocabulary or resources that could confuse learning.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.