Woodgrange Infant School

Overview

Pupils enjoy attending this “kind and welcoming school” where they feel safe and are encouraged to resolve issues collaboratively. While the curriculum in English and mathematics is “well constructed and well taught,” leading to strong achievement, the wider curriculum lacks clarity and effectiveness. Consequently, the quality of education and leadership require improvement, though behaviour, personal development, and early years provision are rated as good.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate good behaviour, following rules of “kind hands, kind words, kind thoughts” and showing mutual respect.
• Reading is a high priority; pupils confidently blend sounds to read and receive effective support if they fall behind.
• Spoken language development is emphasised, helping pupils build a wide vocabulary and express their ideas clearly.
• Personal development is supported through after-school clubs, charity fundraising, and opportunities to debate different issues.
• Staff workload and well-being are considered by leaders, and staff are described as “proud to work at the school.”

Areas to improve

• The school must identify specific subject concepts and knowledge for foundation subjects to ensure pupils retain and build on learning over time.
• Assessment in foundation subjects needs refinement to systematically identify and address gaps and misconceptions in pupils’ knowledge.
• Leadership checks on curriculum implementation must become more robust to identify and address aspects of the quality of education that need improvement.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”