St Mildred's Primary Infant School

Strengths

• Highly inclusive and welcoming environment where pupils feel a strong sense of belonging.
• Attendance rates are above the national average due to effective work with families and agencies.
• High expectations for behaviour are applied consistently from Reception to Year 2.
• Pupils have extremely positive attitudes to learning and behave well.
• The curriculum is broad, logically sequenced and builds towards ambitious goals.
• There is a relentless focus on communication and language from Reception.
• Reading is taught well, with pupils developing phonics confidence and a love of books.
• Staff have secure curriculum expertise and adapt teaching so all pupils can access the curriculum.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are quickly identified and very well supported.
• Personal development prepares pupils well for life in modern British society.
• Pupil premium funding is used purposefully to remove barriers to achievement and wellbeing.
• Early years provision gives children an excellent start through well-trained staff and purposeful environments.
• Leaders provide well-considered professional development and support staff wellbeing and workload.
• Governors understand their statutory duties and provide effective support and challenge.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open and positive culture of safeguarding.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils with low starting points, including disadvantaged pupils, sometimes fall behind and do not catch up as quickly as they could.
• In early years, some pupils with barriers to learning occasionally do not get the precise support needed to be ready for the Year 1 curriculum.
• Leaders and governors do not always ensure that school priorities are sharply focused on improving the achievement of pupils with low starting points, including disadvantaged pupils.
• Adaptive practices need further embedding so that pupils with low starting points catch up rapidly and are ready for the Key Stage 2 curriculum.

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