Wigton Nursery and Infant School

Overview

Wigton Nursery and Infant School is a happy place where pupils are "friendly, confident and welcoming." Leaders’ values of "learning, laughter and love" resonate throughout, fostering strong relationships and a sense of safety. The school has improved significantly since its previous inspection, with a new headteacher implementing an "ambitious" curriculum.

Strengths

• Pupils are "polite and respectful," with "positive attitudes to learning" and behaviour that rarely interrupts lessons.
• Leaders have designed a "broad and well-sequenced curriculum," particularly prioritising reading with a successful phonics approach.
• Staff effectively support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring they follow the same curriculum as classmates.
• The school offers varied experiences, such as trips to nature reserves and community links, helping pupils build "confidence and resilience."
• The school is "well led and managed," with governors effectively holding leaders to account and staff appreciating support for their well-being.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must provide sufficient training for subject leaders in a small number of subjects to ensure they have the necessary "knowledge and expertise."
• Leaders should develop assessment strategies in some subjects to help teachers check what pupils know and remember, aiding deeper understanding.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff trained to identify issues and leaders acting "quickly and appropriately" to secure help for vulnerable pupils.