Fulwell Infant School Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 13 May 2025

Pupils and their families value the warm and positive relationships that they enjoy with staff and leaders at Fullwell Infant School Academy. Parents and carers speak highly of the strong communication they have with the school. This helps parents to understand how well their children are doing and how they can support their learning at home. The school is ambitious for all pupils. This is reflected in, for example, the high-quality provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils enjoy a wide range of subjects. They achieve well and are well prepared for the transition to the next stage of their education. Pupils attend school regularly and become curious and enthusiastic learners. Children get an excellent start to their education in the Nursery. From the earliest age, staff help children to understand how to behave appropriately in school and to take responsibility for looking after the school environment. Pupils proudly take on leadership roles, including as behaviour champions and line monitors. Pupils feel safe in school and are respectful of each other. They are confident that help is on hand from adults if they ever have a worry. Parents speak highly of the care and nurture their children receive from the school.

What the school should improve

• Some pupils have not had sufficiently well-focused support to enable them to recall their letters and corresponding sounds speedily enough. This means that they struggle to blend sounds quickly and hampers their comprehension of what they read. The school should ensure that additional support for these pupils focuses on helping them to recall letter sounds rapidly so that they can become fluent and confident readers.
• In some subjects, the knowledge that pupils should be taught is not defined precisely enough and assessment is not focused sufficiently well on checking whether pupils retain key knowledge over time. This limits how highly pupils achieve in these areas. School should continue their planned work to refine their curriculums, so that teaching and assessment is sharply focused on ensuring that pupils learn and retain the most important knowledge and skills over time.

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