Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 11 October 2023

Pupils love attending this happy and kind school. They enjoy learning because the school provides many broad and interesting educational opportunities. Pupils and adults show respect and kindness to one another. Pupils feel safe. Pupils particularly enjoy playtimes. The school has a wide variety of activities that cater to pupils' interests. These help the pupils to develop physically and socially and to keep fit and healthy. Pupils enjoy choosing what and with whom they play. Pupils live up to staff's high expectations. They have a well-developed and age- appropriate sense of what is right and wrong. Pupils understand and follow the school rules. They can explain how this helps them to know what they should and should not do. Pupils learn a broad and balanced curriculum. This helps pupils develop into well- rounded individuals. Pupils learn discrete subjects and topics and the school provides various themed weeks and days. These help pupils to learn the appropriate subject knowledge. Pupils achieve well. Pupils enjoy having extra roles and responsibilities, such as being monitors in the hall or being a member of the eco group. These roles help them to develop into responsible citizens.

What the school should improve

• Where teachers do not consistently use the school's chosen pedagogical approaches or have less secure subject knowledge, information is not presented as clearly and precisely to pupils. Pupils are then unclear about what they need to do when working independently. This means they are less engaged and do not achieve as well as they could. The school must ensure that staff have secure knowledge of all the subjects they teach and that the school's chosen pedagogical approaches are used consistently and effectively.

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