Torpoint Nursery and Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 4 March 2025

This is an infectiously happy school. Staff have warm and positive relationships with pupils. This promotes an environment where pupils feel safe and secure. The school has high expectations of its pupils in all areas of school life. They live up to these and learn the curriculum well. As a result, pupils are well prepared for junior school. Pupils' behaviour is impeccable. They learn in a wonderfully calm and purposeful environment. This is because staff expect pupils to behave in a kind and respectful way. The schools' excellent pastoral support addresses any concerns pupils have. 'Worry monsters' encourage pupils to talk about their feelings. 'Forces Friends' meet regularly to support pupils whose family members are in the armed forces. This helps pupils to feel confident and flourish in their learning. The school gives pupils an exceptionally strong sense of their place in the world. Pupils learn about local customs and traditions. The school's cultural days help pupils to learn about how people from different backgrounds live. It taps into some of its families' countries of origin to do this. This helps pupils to understand life beyond Cornwall. Pupils learn new skills in an extensive range of clubs, from Spanish to taekwondo.

What the school should improve

• Some pupils who find writing more difficult sometimes do not receive the appropriate adaptations to help them write well. When this happens, pupils struggle to write fluently and progress through the writing curriculum securely. The school should ensure that it provides pupils who need additional help in their writing with the appropriate support and adaptation to help them achieve well.

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