Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy

Overview

The inspection found that leaders and staff strive to help pupils live out the vision to ‘be proud, be brilliant and belong’. Pupils are described as happy, safe, and respectful, with strong behaviour and a community that celebrates diversity. The school is rated as ‘Good’ across all categories, including the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership.

Strengths

• The curriculum in English and mathematics is ‘ambitious and designed well’, with precise phonics teaching helping pupils develop reading fluency.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) learn the same curriculum as their peers, with teachers adapting learning to ensure they build knowledge effectively.
• Personal development is prioritised, with pupils developing resilience through ecology work and understanding healthy relationships and online safety.
• Staff receive positive encouragement, helping pupils to ‘listen attentively’ and ‘be confident to join in’, fostering a cooperative learning environment.
• Trustees and leaders work closely together, ensuring staff have the resources needed to address school priorities.

Areas to improve

• In some subjects, such as history, the important knowledge pupils need to learn is not clearly identified, preventing them from building knowledge securely over time.
• The attendance of some pupils remains too low, causing them to miss important learning and develop gaps in their knowledge.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff appropriately trained and processes in place for raising and recording concerns.