Grange Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 May 2023

Leaders encourage all pupils to make 'a flying start' to their school life. Underpinning this ambition, leaders are very keen for all pupils to understand and embed the school's key values. Leaders want all pupils to grow up being 'polite and respectful', providing others with 'nurture and care' and giving 'effort from within'. Leaders always want to highlight the positive things pupils do. Through their time at the school, each pupil experiences many key moments. The 'My Flight Logbook' becomes a valuable record of these experiences over their time at the school. Staff celebrate pupils' good behaviour regularly. Pupils know the difference between right and wrong. Pupils who show one of the school's values have their name put into the 'Proud Pot'. Pupils say they feel safe and their parents agree. They learn about democracy and why it is important to accept, at times, when decisions might not go their way. The curriculum supports pupils' understanding of mutual respect and how to appreciate people from all walks of life. For example, pupils learn about a range of different religious festivals and experience authors, artists and musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds.

What the school should improve

• Some pupils who find early reading difficult are not receiving all the support they need to learn to read. As a result, these pupils are not making the progress in reading that they could. Leaders must ensure that support for pupils who need to catch up in their reading is consistently effective in all classes.
• Some pupils with SEND are not making as much progress as they could. This is because the support that some pupils with SEND receive is not matched to their particular needs closely enough. Leaders should ensure that pupils' individual plans are accurately and precisely focused and that staff implement them consistently effectively.

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