Light Oaks Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 12 July 2022

Pupils and children in the early years are happy and feel safe at school. They enjoy good relationships with one another and they make plenty of friends. Pupils said that staff listen carefully to any concerns that they have. They explained that staff resolve any issues of bullying quickly. Pupils engage well with the staff who teach and support them. Leaders and staff have high expectations of pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Overall, pupils and children in the early years achieve well. Starting in the Nursery, and continuing throughout their time at the school, pupils become enthusiastic learners, confident readers and proficient mathematicians. When meeting with visitors, pupils are polite and welcoming. Pupils also listen carefully to instructions from staff. Pupils, including children in the early years, cooperate well together in classroom activities and in their play. They behave sensibly. Some older pupils' concerns about behaviour are mostly about occasional high levels of noise. However, this noise is because pupils are learning so enthusiastically. Pupils enjoy a range of extra-curricular activities, including singing, gardening and a variety of sports. Opportunities for pupils to learn through sessions in the school's woodland area are especially popular. Pupils said that they enjoy spotting various insects and birds.

What the school should improve

• In one or two subjects, leaders have not fully identified all the essential knowledge, including vocabulary, that they want staff to teach children in the early years and pupils in key stage 1. Leaders should finalise their curriculum thinking in these remaining subjects. This will help pupils to gain the key knowledge that leaders want them to know and remember.
• Sometimes, teachers do not use leaders' assessment systems to check what pupils understand and remember of the content outlined in the school's curriculum. They rely on alternative information and/or assessment systems. Leaders should ensure that teachers use the school's curriculum as the vehicle for assessing pupils' learning. This is to ensure that pupils have remembered all of the essential knowledge that they should.

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