Langstone Infant School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. The headteacher, senior leaders, governors and staff have been very successful in building on and improving the practice seen at the previous inspection. They work with determination to give the pupils a good start to their education.

Pupils' progress is good and has accelerated in recent years. Pupils now leave the school with above-average attainment in reading and mathematics. They make excellent progress in learning to read.

The quality of teaching is good overall. Lessons are enjoyable and well matched to pupils' needs. Pupils have a wide range of stimulating learning opportunities and there is good provision for pupils' spiritual, ...moral, social and cultural development.

Pupils' behaviour and attitudes to learning are good and pupils say that they feel very safe in school. They work and play well together. The headteacher provides strong leadership and has made many improvements since her appointment.

Checks of teaching made by senior leaders are rigorous and supportive and teachers are provided with good opportunities for their professional development. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Not enough teaching is outstanding and a very small amount still requires improvement. The progress made by pupils in writing is not as good as that made in reading.

In Reception, there are not enough stimulating writing activities when children learn through play. Middle leaders' roles are still developing and most have not yet observed lessons across the whole school.

Information about this school

Langstone Infant School is above average in size compared with most primary schools, and a little larger than when previously inspected.

While most pupils are White British, a few are from minority ethnic backgrounds and a very small minority are at the early stages of learning English as an additional language. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is below average. The proportion at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is also below average.

The proportion of pupils in receipt of pupil premium funding (additional funding provided for looked-after children, pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and children from service families) is average. In this school, almost all the eligible pupils are entitled to free school meals. The headteacher took up post two years ago.

The deputy headteacher was appointed permanently in October 2013 after serving in a temporary capacity since January 2013. The pre-school and breakfast and after-school clubs on the school's site are separately managed and were not inspected at this time. Their inspection reports can be found on the Ofsted website.

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