Hall Green Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 7 February 2023

Hall Green Infants is a community that is 'growing and learning together'. Parents, carers, staff and pupils come together to get the best outcomes. Pupils grow as confident learners who learn to believe in themselves. Expectations are high. Pupils achieve their best and learn to respect and celebrate differences. Clubs such as cross stitch, gymnastics and construction develop a 'healthy body' and a 'healthy mind'. Charity fundraising, local trips and community involvement broaden pupils' understanding of the world. Pupils are kind and work hard in lessons. This is because staff focus on spotting and celebrating good behaviour. Leaders expect that pupils attend well and are rightly relentless in this drive for strong attendance. Consequently, pupils attend often, behave respectfully and learn quickly. Pupils understand what bullying is. They are regularly taught that bullying is wrong, and they have a right to feel safe. Leaders investigate all perceived bullying and act when needed.

What the school should improve

• Some teachers do not ensure that all pupils have learned and remembered the key intended knowledge from each lesson. This means that the lessons that follow are difficult for some pupils because they cannot recall what they have learned in the past to help them understand new learning. Leaders should make sure that for all pupils, particularly those who might have difficulties remembering key learning, the curriculum is always appropriately adapted to ensure that they learn and remember the key knowledge from each lesson.
• For some pupils with SEND, the identified provision to meet their additional needs is not always based on addressing the pupil's underlying SEND. As a result, the actions taken are not always closely focused on the reasons why a pupil cannot currently do something. Leaders need to ensure that all intended provision for children with SEND is based on careful analysis of what is needed and as a result, is precisely focused.
• Governors have not assured themselves of the quality of education for the pupils at the school. While they have been provided with information about the quality of education, they have not assured themselves that this information is accurate. Governors need to identify and implement systems to assure themselves of the quality of education for pupils so they can accurately hold leaders to account for further developments.

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