Alvaston Infant and Nursery School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The senior leadership team and governors have secured rapid improvements since the previous inspection.

Safeguarding procedures are effective. Pupils feel safe. The headteacher is ambitious for the school; she is a positive role model for staff and pupils.

The quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good. Teachers and other adults work well as a team. Pupils' progress has improved and is now good in both the early years and in key stage 1.

The teaching of phonics is strong. Year 1 pupils attain high standards in the national phonics screening check. Pupils benefit from the wide range of engaging activities planned across ...the curriculum and through many extra-curricular opportunities.

Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is good. They behave well. Most parents are supportive of the work of the school.

They are appreciative of the improvements that have been made since the last inspection. Children in the early years make good progress. After a secure start in the Nursery, children make faster progress in the Reception Year.

The proportion of children who secure a good level of development is now above average. The development of the role of middle leaders is still a work in progress. Additional opportunities for the most able pupils to write creatively are not always planned.

Pupils' attainment in writing at the end of key stage 1 is not as high as in reading. Pupils' attendance has improved in recent years, although this remains below the national average. The proportion of pupils who are persistently absent is above average.

Senior leaders' plans for the use of the primary physical education and sport funding lack measures of success. This means that the

Information about this school

The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. Alvaston Infant and Nursery School is a larger than average-size primary school.

It serves the City of Derby. Most children attending the school come from the local area. Children from the Reception Year to Year 2 are taught in three parallel classes in each year group.

Nursery provision is from three years of age, with an admission number of up to 52 children. The majority of children are of White British heritage. A small proportion of children speak English as an additional language.

This proportion has increased in recent years. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is below the national average. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is below the national average.

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