Chalkwell Hall Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 8 March 2023

Chalkwell Hall Infants is a happy school that pupils enjoy attending. Pupils know and understand their 'REACH' values: 'respect, enjoy, achieve, care, healthy'. They show these values in everything they do. They speak with confidence about what their values mean and how they live them. Pupils enjoy having their achievements celebrated, both in class and through the awards they receive. Pupils are enthusiastic about the subjects they learn and their lessons. They are keen to learn about events such as The Great Fire of London during their history lessons. They talk confidently about the impact some historical events and people have had on the world today. Pupils work hard to achieve leaders' high expectations. They are well prepared for the next stage of their learning. Bullying is very rare. If it does happen, staff are quick to deal with it. Pupils behave well in their lessons. They also behave well during playtimes. Pupils are clear about the importance of caring for each other. As one pupil said, 'If someone is on their own on the playground, we ask them to play with us.' Pupils are happy and safe at school.

What the school should improve

• There is some variation in the quality of the implementation of the planned curriculum. While pupils achieve well, they do not always secure as deep an understanding of the curriculum as leaders expect. Leaders must continue to provide staff with the support, guidance and training they need to teach the curriculum consistently well, so that pupils secure a deep understanding of what they have learned across all subjects.

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