Tweseldown Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 24 January 2023

Leaders aspire for all pupils to be confident, life-long learners ready to achieve their very best in life. They want to open pupils' eyes to a world of possibility. Pupils learn about working life by visiting workplaces such as the local vets. Furthermore, visitors, such as a Paralympian, teach pupils about the values of perseverance and resilience. Pupils receive high-quality pastoral support. Warm supportive relationships help them to feel safe, grow in confidence and flourish. As one parent stated: 'This school has a wonderful, nurturing environment and my child has thrived.' Pupils show respect to others and are kind. They clearly understand the school rule, 'kind hands, kind feet, kind mouths'. Pupils learn what this means right from the start of Reception. Children in Reception learn how to form positive friendships with each other and how to play together successfully. Bullying is very rare. When pupils are unkind to one another, leaders deal with this promptly and effectively. This prevents incidents from escalating further. Through performing at local community events in front of large audiences, pupils develop confidence. Pupils also learn the importance of serving others. They particularly enjoy planting bulbs and entertaining the residents at a local care home.

What the school should improve

• In some foundation subjects, the curriculum content is too broad. Leaders have not identified with enough precision the detailed knowledge that pupils need to learn. Therefore, pupils are not able to make links between concepts securely enough, so they build and apply knowledge systematically. Leaders need to continue to refine the curriculum so that the exact knowledge that pupils need to learn and when they need to learn it is clear.

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