Bushey and Oxhey Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 31 January 2024

Pupils are happy at this school. From the start of Reception, pupils learn how to be kind and care for each other. They understand the importance of valuing each other's differences. In classrooms and on the playground, all pupils are fully included in the opportunities to learn and play at school. Pupils value learning. They delight in acquiring new ideas and skills. Pupils proudly share their achievements with others. They live up to the school's high expectations of what pupils can learn. Pupils benefit from the school's positive, 'can-do' culture. They work diligently together and support each other well when faced with something tricky to learn. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive the support they need to learn and play alongside their peers as equal parts of this welcoming school community. The school prepares pupils well for the next stage in their education and for life in the wider world. Pupils learn how to be responsible members of a community through acts of service, such as singing at a local care home. The school provides a wide array of clubs and enrichment opportunities alongside the curriculum. Pupils, including all disadvantaged pupils, enjoy participating in these clubs.

What the school should improve

• At times, staff teach misconceptions. Consequently, pupils have less well- developed understanding of parts of the curriculum. The school must ensure that staff have the subject knowledge they need to plan and deliver the entire curriculum free from misconceptions and with an appropriate level of sophistication.
• Occasionally, some pupils, and children in Reception, lose concentration when they should be learning. As a result, they are not as productive as they could be. Staff must ensure that they keep pupils, and children in Reception, focused on learning as much as possible.

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