Fleet Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 18 October 2022

As one parent wrote, 'Leaders have pupils' best interests at heart.' Strong partnerships with parents and carers are at the core of ensuring pupils thrive socially and academically. Staff greet pupils and their families with friendly faces and warm smiles as they arrive in the morning, getting the day off to a positive start. High expectations permeate the school. Classrooms are calm and orderly places conducive to successful learning. Playtimes are harmonious. Pupils understand what it means to be a good friend, and 'playground friends' are proud to make sure that no one feels left out. Pupils are rightly confident that any unkind behaviour will be stopped in its tracks. Pupils learn the importance of physical activity and what it means to be mentally healthy. They look forward to daily dance sessions. The recently introduced forest school promotes an awareness of calm and nurtures a love of outdoors. Pupils are taught how to keep themselves safe from harm and what to do if something makes them feel uncomfortable. They trust adults in school and know whom to talk to if they have any worries. Those who struggle with their emotions benefit from small- group sessions to explore and make sense of their feelings.

What the school should improve

• Changes to the way early reading is taught are recent. A few pupils are not keeping up. Leaders need to keep the phonics programme under review, ensuring that it helps those pupils who do not find learning to read easy to catch up as quickly as possible.
• Leaders have yet to complete their work to refine the curriculum. Pupils cannot always recall what they have learned previously. Leaders need to make sure that they identify the key knowledge, skills and vocabulary pupils need to remember, from Reception Year to Year 2, and that this informs assessment practice.

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