Trafalgar Infant School

Overview

Trafalgar Infant School is described as a "welcoming and friendly school" where pupils are "happy and safe" and "enjoy learning." The inspection judged the school’s overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and early years provision as 'Good'.

Strengths

• Pupils are "focused and attentive in class," with a "firm focus on reading" helping them become "confident readers" through daily phonics teaching.
• The curriculum is "ambitious" with knowledge "carefully sequenced," preparing pupils well for future learning, including specific support for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Attendance rates are "high" due to "meticulous" monitoring and collaboration with parents and external professionals.
• Pupils take on meaningful responsibilities, such as caring for animals and serving as "pupil digital leaders," fostering a sense of community and fairness.
• The governing body provides "effective support and challenge," with members regularly undertaking training to fulfil their statutory responsibilities.

Areas to improve

• Some recent subject changes are "not securely embedded," meaning occasionally "resources and activity choices do not enable pupils to learn the required knowledge." The school must ensure teaching aligns with the intended curriculum.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding are effective."