Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 6 December 2022

Pupils love to come to Lantern Lane each day and would not hesitate to recommend it to other children. Teachers want all pupils to succeed, and they make education there exciting. Pupils find out how East Leake has changed over time. They go on visits to places like White Post Farm. The whole school go watch the pantomime together. From the Nursery Year onwards, skilled staff teach them quickly how to read. Pupils learn to love stories and poems. They are engaged and they want to learn. There is an unmistakable sense of enthusiasm and aspiration. Pupils leave well prepared for secondary school. Pupils are strong supporters of the school's C.A.R.E. values. They are helped to build their confidence, so that they can achieve as much as possible. They work hard in class and complete their work neatly. Behaviour is very positive, because pupils are respectful. Pupils say that they feel safe at the school, and that staff are very caring. Pupils feel listened to. Any bullying is highly unusual. When it happens, pupils say that staff deal with it quickly, so that everyone is friends again. They describe their school as 'a united community'.

What the school should improve

• While initial monitoring suggests the new phonics scheme is producing the impact leaders intend, it has not yet been embedded. Leaders cannot be sure whether it will raise achievement in reading further. Leaders should ensure that all aspects of its planning and delivery are monitored rigorously over the longer term, making any adjustments needed, so that all pupils become fluent readers as rapidly as possible.

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