Towers Infant School

Overview

Towers Infant School is described as a “caring school community” where pupils “thrive and succeed.” Leaders are “ambitious for pupils” and ensure they “achieve highly” across the curriculum, with particular strength in early reading, writing, and mathematics. The school fosters a culture of respect, inclusion, and high attendance, preparing pupils well for their next educational steps.

Strengths

• Pupils “securely build the core knowledge” in reading, writing, and mathematics, with phonics outcomes “consistently above the national average.”
• The curriculum is “ambitious and engaging,” with leaders using “rigorous evaluation” to refine teaching and ensure pupils “build knowledge over time.”
• Attendance is high, supported by a culture where “every minute of learning counts” and secure systems that “spot issues early.”
• Behaviour is positive, with “embedded routines” and “warm relationships” creating a “calm and caring environment” where unkind behaviour is “rare.”
• The school is “highly inclusive,” with “thoughtful adaptations” ensuring pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities “access the curriculum fully.”

Areas to improve

• Leaders should “sustain the strong performance across all areas of the school's work” to ensure all pupils continue to thrive.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an “open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility” and concerns are “actively identified, acted upon and managed.”