South Green Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 10 October 2023

Overwhelmingly, pupils are happy and feel safe at South Green Infant School. They enjoy warm and positive relationships with each other and with staff. Parents and carers are very positive about the school. They say that it cares well for their children and helps them to do their best. Pupils behave well. They say that bullying is extremely rare. Pupils understand the school's values of confidence, friendship, happiness, kindness and respect. Year 2 pupils enjoy looking after younger pupils at lunchtimes. Some pupils are lunch monitors and they enjoy this responsibility. The school has high expectations and is ambitious for all pupils. Consequently, pupils achieve well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The members of the governing body work closely with the school to ensure that pupils experience a curriculum that inspires them to learn and develops their interests. Pupils take part in a range of extra-curricular activities and visits. For instance, they participate in gymnastics and multi-sport clubs. Pupils appreciate visits, such as to the local petting zoo and theatre. The school ensures that there are no barriers to pupils participating in such opportunities.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, other than English and mathematics, the school has not yet refined its curriculum documentation to ensure that it clearly identifies the key knowledge and skills that pupils should know and remember. This means that teachers do not always teach these subjects in a sequential manner and pupils are not always acquiring the key knowledge and skills required to be competent in these subjects. The school should ensure that these subjects are as well developed as the others so that pupils learn the key knowledge and skills required to support their future learning.

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