Sprowston Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 13 May 2025

Pupils who attend this school are happy and enjoy being here. They benefit from a well- thought-out balance of learning activities. This includes regular focused time working with adults on key skills. Pupils have plentiful opportunities to enhance their learning through age-appropriate play and exploring different topics. The school's expectations of pupils' achievement are high and rising further. As a result, pupils are developing very strong writing skills. The school is highly inclusive. Pupils who attend the special educational needs unit (SEN unit), and those who are in the mainstream classes, benefit from the specialist knowledge that adults bring. All pupils access a wide range of trips and different experiences, such as a visiting planetarium. The school has positive links with the local community. It makes use of this partnership through visits, for example to local shops and green spaces close by. Pupils' behaviour is excellent. Classrooms are calm and purposeful places. Pupils know what is expected of them and behave appropriately. At playtimes, they appreciate the wide range of activities on offer, from hairstyling models and small world play through to large-scale ball games. They have positive relationships with the adults in school and are kept safe.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, the activities staff prepare sometimes focus too much on learning facts. Where this is the case, pupils are not able to apply this knowledge, nor do they develop a secure enough understanding of how the important knowledge fits together. The school needs to ensure that staff have the expertise to design activities that allow pupils to develop and apply their knowledge securely in all subjects.

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