Littleton CofE Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 18 July 2023

Parents are effusive in their praise of Littleton Infant School, and with good reason. They reference the 'family feel' that helps to nurture their children so that they 'thrive' in their care and, in the words of one parent, be a school which 'embraces each child for who they are'. Staff know their pupils well, and as a result, positive and warm relationships permeate the school. Pupils feel happy and safe. Pupils benefit from a range of different opportunities to develop their wider education. This includes the forest school, mindfulness sessions, and clubs such as Spanish, mathematics and street dance. They speak enthusiastically about the double decker bus that is their library, relishing the opportunity to go there and take out books. They are pleased to have a say in the new books that are regularly placed in here, voting for ones that they would find interesting. Behaviour around the school is calm and settled. Pupils know how to treat one another with kindness, and they play well together at social times. In the hall at lunchtime, older children serve food to the younger pupils, and the youngest pupils look forward eagerly to the time when it is their turn to have this responsibility.

What the school should improve

• Assessment in some subjects is not as precise as it could be. In some subjects, staff do not always have an accurate understanding of what pupils have understood and do not pick up on gaps or misconceptions as quickly as they could. Leaders need to ensure that staff develop their assessment practices so that, as they do in reading, they can identify what pupils know and where they need to develop.

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