Rise Park Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 21 March 2023

Pupils enjoy coming to this school. They are engaged in their lessons and like finding out about new things and learning new skills. Pupils are polite and well behaved. During lunch breaks and play times, pupils play well with each other and are kind to each other. Pupils readily use their 'learning powers', such as 'self-belief' and 'knowledge', to support them, both when learning in class and at social times. Pupils learn about what bullying is. They are taught about how to include and support their peers who might want to join in with games in the playground. Pupils comment that bullying is rare. Issues are addressed quickly. Pupils know that if someone is feeling sad, staff will sort it out. Pupils take an active role in their lessons. They enjoy books and stories, and they especially enjoy listening to stories being read to them. Teachers read with a great deal of animation, so pupils are enthused by the stories they hear. The curriculum is ambitious, and pupils achieve well. When teaching, staff find out what pupils know, have learned and enjoyed. Pupils' needs are the starting point. For example, Reception-aged children learn about 'changes' by looking at photographs of themselves as babies. This helps children to discuss all of the things that they can do and have achieved, including how they are changing as they grow up.

What the school should improve

• Some teaching is not sharply focused on helping all pupils to understand and master the ambitious curriculum content. This means that pupils do not progressively deepen their understanding as well as they could. Leaders should support teachers to deliver the curriculum in a way that enables all pupils to deepen their knowledge and apply what they already know and can do.

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