Spixworth Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 13 June 2023

Every pupil in this school experiences warmth and kindness from the adults. Teachers' caring approach helps pupils to feel safe. Pupils respond in kind by being polite and friendly towards each other and the adults. Staff help pupils to overcome their worries and occasional friendship issues. Pupils appreciate this. Pupils look forward to coming to school. They enjoy learning. Their teachers use stories and drama to help them remember what they have learned. Pupils follow teachers' instructions and routines. If pupils find it difficult to follow a routine, staff are on hand to support them. When pupils try hard or do particularly well, their teachers notice this and give pupils praise and rewards. A range of activities and responsibilities helps pupils to learn about and appreciate the wider world. Pupils can take part in cookery club, archery and the forest school. Pupils enjoyed going to Catton Park to learn about the natural environment. They also relish their roles as playground buddies, classroom monitors and school council members.

What the school should improve

• Assessment in some subjects is at an early stage of development. In these subjects, staff do not use information about what pupils have learned to develop the curriculum as well as they might. Leaders should support staff to make the best use of assessment information to ensure that the curriculum supports pupils to progress well in all subjects.
• On rare occasions, teachers do not apply routines to secure positive behaviour well. As a result, pupils can sometimes lose focus during changes in activity. Leaders should support staff to use the agreed systems consistently so that pupils can meet leaders' high expectations.

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