Ardleigh Green Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 5 March 2024

Pupils, staff and parents and carers typically described this highly successful school as 'amazing'. The school's values, including teaching pupils to be resourceful and responsible, are well embedded throughout the school. Pupils draw on their resilience when faced with challenges; they know it means not giving up. Pupils talk enthusiastically about the school and they sing with gusto when performing the school's song. They keenly accept the varied opportunities to take on leadership in the school. They thrive in roles such as playleaders and school librarians. Pupils behave in an exemplary manner. They have extraordinarily positive attitudes to their learning. The school makes sure that pupils' well-being is a priority and that their needs are considered. For example, the 'nest' provides a calm space where skilled adults work with pupils so that they are ready for learning. Pupils know that the school staff care about them. Staff know pupils well and take their views into account. For instance, the school offers clubs such as Spanish and science in response to pupils' suggestions. Pupils realise the school's high expectations. At the end of Year 2, pupils leave the school with a rich and well-rounded body of knowledge.

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