West Hove Infant School

Overview: West Hove Infant School is an outstanding school that provides an education of the highest quality. Pupils are known and heard by all adults, and they feel valued in the school community. The school has a strong culture of positivity, and pupils are motivated to learn and achieve well.

Strengths:

• Pupils aspire to be the best that they can be, and staff have exceptionally high expectations of their focus on learning and behaviour.
• The school provides an education of the highest quality, with a methodical approach to identifying what pupils must know and a meticulous approach to training.
• Pupils are happy and engaged, and they feel empowered to take risks in their learning and ask highly relevant questions.
• The school's systems for checking what pupils know and remember are highly effective, and staff's expectations of pupils are reflected in their ambitions and motivations.
• Pupils with SEND are provided with the means to flourish, and the school makes effective adjustments to routines and systems to support them.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.