Regent Farm First School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 March 2022

The school is a happy, nurturing, secure and supportive place to learn. Pupils enjoy going to school and behave well. They respect each other and the adults in the school. Pupils feel safe at school because staff look after them well. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school. One parent, summing up the views of many, said, 'My child feels seen and supported by her teachers, her interests are celebrated and encouraged.' Pupils and parents say that bullying is not a problem. Leaders make parents feel welcome. Leaders and teachers want pupils to leave school well prepared for the next stage of their education. Pupils are keen to learn because teachers make lessons interesting and enjoyable. Children follow a structured, well-planned curriculum from the start of Nursery. When they leave at the end of Year 4, pupils have acquired secure knowledge in a broad range of subjects. However, pupils do not always make as much progress as they could in some of the foundation subjects. Pupils value their visitors and the trips and visits which take place throughout the year. The atmosphere of the school is welcoming, and enthusiasm for learning is evident in all areas of the school. Pupils enjoy sharing their work and receiving rewards when they do an excellent piece of work or behave very well.

What the school should improve

• Teachers of some foundation subjects are not yet confident enough in their own subject knowledge. This means that pupils are not supported or challenged as well as they could be in these subjects. This is limiting pupils' progress in these subjects. Leaders should review the training and support that teachers receive, including what is available from specialist subject teachers, so that all staff have the depth of subject knowledge they need.

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