Lound Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 3 November 2022

Pupils enjoy coming to this positive, purposeful, and cheerful school. They are well behaved, polite, and eager to talk about what they like about their school. They are engaged in their lessons. At social times, they play actively and benefit from the activities that are provided for them. Pupils are kind to each other. Bullying is a rare event. They feel confident that if they have a problem, staff will support them. There are a wide range of sports clubs that pupils can enjoy after school and leaders are planning to reintroduce further activities. Pupils enjoy their lessons and talk confidently about what they are learning. They enjoy the books and stories that are read to them. On the day of the inspection the story in assembly was 'The Mole who Knew it was None of His Business', which was a great hit with all the pupils. Leaders have created a positive relationship between the school and its community. Staff and pupils have welcomed several new families to the school community over recent months. Almost all parents and carers who completed an inspection survey said they would recommend the school to others. One parent said, 'I find the teachers go above and beyond to make the curriculum exciting and engaging.' Staff are also positive and committed to their work at the school.

What the school should improve

• Assessment practice has not been developed fully in all subjects. This means that teachers do not always have useful information to enable them to identify gaps in knowledge and plan next steps in learning with precision so that pupils can all build their learning on knowledge which is secure. Leaders should ensure that assessment practice is developed that allows teachers to plan next steps in learning precisely, while being mindful of teachers' workload.

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