West Leigh Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 3 July 2024

Pupils are very proud of their school. They know and understand the school values because adults remind them to be honest, kind, safe, resilient and good team members. Pupils respond by trying hard and behaving well. Pupils learn in a thoughtful and happy school. They play and learn very well together. Relationships are very calm and supportive. Pupils mix happily together at breaktimes in the very well resourced playground. They treat everyone fairly. If there are things that upset them, they know the adults in school will support them, help them and ensure it does not happen again. This helps pupils to feel safe. They enjoy coming to school. Pupils have very positive attitudes to their learning. They are ambitious for each other and themselves. The school has high expectations of all pupils. As a result, everyone wants to learn and improve. Pupils enjoy learning and talking about the different people and times they learn about in lessons. They admire and celebrate others' achievements. Pupils love the many clubs they can attend after school. These include football and choir. They want to be active and responsible members of their community.

What the school should improve

• In a small number of subjects, assessment systems are in the early stages of development. The school does not yet identify the precise knowledge that pupils need to know and remember in these subjects. Therefore, staff are not clear about which is the most important knowledge pupils need for future learning. Pupils cannot then build well on their learning over time in these subjects. The school should ensure that the important knowledge that pupils should learn is identified precisely in all subjects. It should ensure that teachers use assessment effectively in all subjects, to understand what pupils know and can do before introducing new knowledge.

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