Strathmore Infant and Nursery School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 27 June 2023

Strathmore is a friendly and happy school where pupils thrive and 'everyone is welcome'. Pupils like coming to school and attend well. Pupils feel safe at school. They know their 'trusted five' adults who they can talk to if they have any worries. Pupils' well-being is central to the work of the school. Pupils benefit from the 'acorn room' and take time in the 'regulation stations' in their classrooms to think about how they are feeling. This gives pupils the opportunity to look for ways to help themselves. They know that staff care about them and will help them sort out any difficulties they may have. Pupils understand the school's values. Everyone is kind and respectful of each other. Pupils meet the school's expectations of behaviour and behave very well. Bullying is rare and staff deal with any incidents quickly and fairly. Staff have high expectations of what all pupils can achieve. Pupils rise to the challenge and are excited by their learning, readily 'digging deeper'. Pupils say their opinions are valued. They talk excitedly about the change they brought about, for example with the creation of the Strathmore Restaurant. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school.

What the school should improve

• Leaders have identified the key knowledge that pupils need to learn. Teachers regularly check what pupils have learned in English and mathematics. However, leaders have not developed a consistent approach to assessment in other subjects. As a result, teachers do not clearly know what pupils have learned in these subjects and this leads to gaps in pupils' knowledge. Leaders need to develop a consistent approach to assessing what pupils know and remember in these subjects.

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