Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 1 April 2025

Pupils at Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy are vibrant, confident and happy individuals. They flourish in the nurturing and respectful culture of the school. This begins in the Nursery Year where language and interactions are at the heart of children's learning. This provides the strong foundations for the success with which children from early years through to pupils in Year 2 communicate, express their views and enthuse about their learning. The school community is driven by a shared determination and commitment to get the best from its pupils in their academic learning and their wider development. Pupils support and champion each other to follow the school rules and embody the school's values. For example, to be excellent like an eagle and determined like a dung beetle. Pupils are motivated to meet the school's high standards. They recall their learning with ease. For example, Year 2 pupils enjoy sharing with Year 1 pupils what they remember from their different topics, such as the artwork of Alma Thomas and the Jewish Shabbat. Parents and carers praise the school for the impact it has on their children. 'Amazing school and proud to have my children part of it' is a comment that sums up the views of many.

What the school should improve

• For a small number of pupils, the school has not ensured that the most precise and considered support is in place to equip them to meet the school's high expectations. Consequently, at times, these pupils do not have the strategies that they need to be successful in meeting the school's high standards for some aspects of their education and behaviour. The school should clearly set out the steps that this small number of pupils need, along with the targeted support that they require, in order to be as successful as the school aspires them to be.

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