Witley CofE Controlled Infant School

Overview

Witley CofE Controlled Infant School has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at its previous inspection. Pupils are described as confident, well-rounded, and ready for key stage 2, benefiting from high levels of care and a positive school culture. The report confirms that leaders, staff, and governors share a common goal for pupil success, with everyone ‘pulling in the same direction’.

Strengths

• Pupils ‘thoroughly enjoy coming to Witley’ and strive to ‘learn, love and flourish together’, becoming polite and respectful.
• A ‘consistently well-delivered, high-quality phonics programme’ ensures pupils learn to read quickly and develop secure early reading skills.
• Staff effectively support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), who ‘achieve well’ due to improved staff expertise.
• Behaviour is a strength, with pupils being ‘kind, thoughtful and look out for each other’, and attendance is generally high.
• Personal development is ‘very effective’, with pupils learning about mental health, diversity, and staying safe online.

Areas to improve

• In some subjects, the school has not clarified the ‘building blocks of knowledge’, hindering teachers in designing effective learning activities.
• Teachers need clearer expertise to deliver curriculums effectively, as some pupils do not experience the ‘depth of learning that they should’.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.