Westfield Nursery and Primary School

Overview: Westfield Nursery and Primary School is a good school where pupils are happy and feel safe. Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND, and have designed a broad and ambitious curriculum that builds from the early years to Year 6.

Strengths:

• Pupils are happy and feel safe, with leaders addressing incidents of bullying effectively.
• Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• The curriculum is designed to be broad and ambitious for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Pupils are prepared well to be citizens in modern Britain, with a mature understanding of different faiths and cultures.
• Pupils are supported well to catch up if they are struggling with the phonics curriculum.

Areas to improve:

• Leaders have not ensured that the work given to pupils enables them to deepen their knowledge in a small number of subjects.
• Leaders have not ensured that there are a wide range of opportunities outside the academic curriculum for pupils, including those who are disadvantaged and those with SEND, to develop and nurture their talents and interests.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders establishing a culture of safeguarding across the school and a strong safeguarding team that ensures staff are alert to any signs that pupils may be at risk of harm.