Scott-Broadwood CofE Infant School

What inspectors noted positively.

• Steadily increasing results in the Year 1 phonics screening check.
• Well-considered curriculum design that caters effectively to mixed-age classes.
• Strong early years provision with purposeful staff interactions and language development.
• Effective systems for identifying and assessing pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• High-quality personal development curriculum that includes diverse community links and extracurricular activities.

Neutral topics you may wish to explore.

• The consistency of timely teacher feedback regarding mistakes in spelling and letter formation.
• How the school plans to refine systems for tracking and identifying the specific needs of all pupils.
• Monitoring of how effectively disadvantaged pupils are supported across various subjects.
• Pupil understanding of the distinction between bullying and isolated unkind behaviour.

Safeguarding standards are met, with an established open culture where concerns are actively identified, managed, and acted upon.

Leaders are ambitious and work effectively with the trust to evaluate school performance while thoughtfully managing the upcoming school closure and amalgamation process.