Whitefield Infant School and Nursery

Overview

The report describes a school where pupils develop into "thoughtful and responsible citizens" who are "happy and safe." Leaders provide a "wonderful education" underpinned by an "inspirational curriculum" and "first-rate expertise," resulting in pupils who "achieve exceptionally well" and "thrive academically, socially and emotionally."

Strengths

• Staff teach pupils to use important words in English expertly, ensuring they become "clear and confident in how they talk."
• The school offers "meticulously thought-out programmes of extra experiences," including educational trips and after-school clubs that build skills.
• Leaders identify and support the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) "very well," acting skilfully to "close gaps in pupils’ understanding."
• Pupils are "self-disciplined, polite and kind," meeting high behavioural expectations from the start of Nursery.
• The school is "incredibly successful at teaching important values, such as respect, kindness and gratitude," which pupils actively demonstrate.

Areas to improve

• Some published information does not reflect how "extremely well pupils at the school learn phonics," despite staff expertise and individual support for those struggling.

Safeguarding

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