Ryton Community Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 19 April 2023

Pupils talk with enthusiasm about the many school trips and exciting activities on offer in school. Leaders have planned a range educational visits and experiences to enhance the curriculum. They are determined that all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), catch up and achieve well. Staff and pupils model caring and positive relationships, which helps pupils to feel safe and confident. Most pupils listen carefully in lessons, which are calm and purposeful. Pupils strive to achieve well in lessons. They enjoy receiving praise from staff. This motivates them to work hard. Pupils are not worried about bullying because they know it rarely happens and staff always sort out any problems. Pupils enjoy the many organised visits and activities, such as participating in a dance festival and visiting the theatre to see 'Room on a Broom'. Staff make sure that pupils understand responsibility by providing experiences such as looking after the school's brood of hens. Children in the early years learn about healthy eating through planting and growing vegetables to make soup.

What the school should improve

• The attendance of a few pupils is not good. As a result, some pupils miss too much learning. Leaders need to continue to support parents and carers to ensure that all pupils attend well and on time.
• Some pupils have gaps in their memory and learning. This is because pupils do not revisit important learning often enough to help them to transfer knowledge to their long-term memory. Leaders should consider which knowledge needs to be revisited and revised to help pupils to remember what they have been taught.

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