Furze Platt Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 27 September 2023

Pupils at Furze Platt are excited about coming to school and learning. The school sets ambitious aims for every pupil to succeed. In early years, the outdoor environment supports children to develop their imagination and creativity. In key stage 1, pupils use 'busy learning' time to take on interesting challenges. This approach enables pupils to achieve highly. They also become more confident and resilient in their learning. The school's values of passion, well-being and respect are embraced by pupils. By setting clear routines, staff make sure that pupils know how to manage their own behaviour. Pupils build confidence to talk about their feelings, and they trust staff to help them. As a result, the school has an atmosphere that supports and values learning. The school organises many opportunities to extend and broaden pupils' experiences. All pupils benefit from an entitlement to engaging activities within and beyond school. For example, pupils work with a local author to develop their poetry composition. Visiting Windsor Castle helps to bring their history learning to life. Each term, pupils bring together what they have learned to put on a 'marketplace' for their parents. This showcases and celebrates what they have achieved in school.

What the school should improve

• The additional support provided by adults for some weaker readers is not fully effective in identifying and addressing gaps in phonic knowledge. As a result, these pupils are not developing their reading fluency as rapidly as they could. Leaders should continue to strengthen the impact of this aspect of the reading curriculum to enable all weaker readers to catch up rapidly.

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