St Peter's CofE Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 5 July 2022

Pupils flourish at this nurturing school. The school's strong Christian ethos permeates all aspects of school life. The school values are understood by all. Adults are committed to developing well-rounded individuals. Pupils are proud of their school and enjoy looking after the environment, attending gardening club during lunchtimes. Adults have high expectations of all pupils. This sense of purpose leads to pupils immersing themselves in their learning. Pupils take pleasure in the opportunities across the curriculum they have to become more knowledgeable. They are keen to share what they have learned, asking thoughtful questions and giving well-thought- out answers. Pupils behave exceptionally well. They enjoy coming to school. Pupils are kind and caring. During playtimes, they are quick to ask a pupil sat on the friendship bench to play. Bullying is extremely rare. If it does happen, adults sort it out quickly. Pupils are encouraged to become responsible citizens, who contribute to society. They enjoy taking on leadership opportunities, like being team captains and school councillors. Pupils enjoy participating in the range of clubs available, such as performing arts and football. They relish the exciting educational trips they attend, like Gatton Garden and designing Japanese gardens to learn about patterns in mathematics.

What the school should improve

• Leaders' work to review the curriculum is not quite complete. They are still developing a small number of subjects, including music. This means that pupils are not always able to link prior learning to new concepts. Leaders should ensure that they complete their work to set out the component knowledge pupils need to learn in all subjects.

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