Netley Abbey Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 17 January 2023

Pupils arrive happily at school, looking forward to their day ahead. They communicate with each other positively and develop a love for learning. Pupils understand the importance of healthy lifestyles. They also take an active part in the local community. Parents are very positive about the school and the education it provides. Their children have dedicated and caring adults who support them throughout the school day. This is reflected in pupils' positive attitudes. Adults work with skill, compassion and consistency to enable all pupils to succeed. They encourage pupils to be independent. Pupils talk positively about how adults help and support them as individuals. Pupils really enjoy coming to school. Classrooms are hubs of learning, active children fill the playground and pupils are sociable at lunchtime. All pupils show politeness and respect for adults and classmates. They behave in a calm and orderly way and are keen to get on with their work in class. Pupils learn how to identify bullying and know what to do if they see someone being unkind. This helps them to feel safe at school.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, leaders have not yet fully identified the precise knowledge and skills that pupils will learn. This means pupils' understanding does not consistently build over time as well as it could. Leaders need to continue developing the whole curriculum so it provides the key knowledge, skills and vocabulary for pupils to learn and remember consistently well in all subjects.

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