Enderby Road Infant School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils enjoy attending this warm and welcoming school. The school promotes pupils' well-being and personal development alongside their academic achievements. Pupils understand the importance of the school's values.

These values include kindness, teamwork, honesty, independence and a love of learning. Pupils are well prepared for their next steps. They know that staff have high expectations of them.

They rise to these expectations and support their friends to do the same.

There are high expectations of behaviour. Pupils know how they should behave and adhere to the school's rules.

Pupils move around the school sensibly. They listen carefully to other ...peoples' ideas and develop both independence and teamwork skills as they move through the school.

Parents and carers are happy with the education the school provides for their children.

The school prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain. For example, pupils understand how democracy is an important way of allowing people to contribute to decisions. Pupils are safe and are well supported by adults.

However, a significant number of pupils are persistently absent. This means that too many pupils miss vital learning in school.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school has developed a broad curriculum.

The curriculum identifies the knowledge they want pupils to know and remember in each subject. The curriculum is under constant review. The school carries out checks to find out what pupils know and can do.

Staff use this information to identify and address gaps in pupils' learning. The school ensures pupils revisit important knowledge when needed. As a result, pupils can talk confidently about what they have learned.

The school establishes strong relationships with parents as soon as children begin in the Reception class. The environment provides rich opportunities for children to develop early language skills. The school has developed an ambitious curriculum to teach early reading.

Children start to learn to read as soon as they start school. Staff receive training in the school's reading programme. Staff receive professional development so they can keep developing their skills.

Teachers check that pupils are keeping up. However, despite these checks, some pupils struggle to join in reading lessons. They are not ready to learn the sounds that are being taught.

This means that a small number of pupils do not keep up with the school's reading programme. The school has made improvements to the teaching of mathematics. The school provides training to help adults teach mathematics well.

The curriculum allows pupils' knowledge and skills to build logically on what they learn each year. Pupils have frequent opportunities to develop their problem-solving and reasoning skills. They show resilience in doing so and respond well to mathematical challenges.

As a result, pupils develop the skills they need to become more confident mathematicians. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive support for their individual needs. There are clear systems in place to identify pupils who may need extra help.

The school provides staff with further advice where needed. The school works alongside outside agencies to provide pupils with the help they need. As a result, pupils with SEND achieve well.

Pupils behave well around the school. Pupils listen carefully to adults. There are opportunities for pupils to take on responsibilities.

The school ambassadors look after visitors and promote the school's values. Pupils enjoy visits that give them new and exciting opportunities. For example, pupils enjoyed a trip to Cleethorpes to learn all about the seaside.

However, some pupils miss out on learning because they do not attend school frequently enough. The proportion of pupils that were persistently absent was high. This has not improved quickly enough this year.

The school's procedures to ensure pupils attend regularly are not rigorous enough.

The school is ambitious and has ensured that outcomes for pupils have continued to improve. The school has established a strong team culture.

Care is taken to consider the workload and well-being of staff. Staff enjoy working at the school. The school has developed stronger links to the community.

This is welcomed by parents and families.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

What does the school need to do to improve?

(Information for the school and appropriate authority)

• A small number of pupils struggle to join in during phonics lessons.

They are not confident with the sounds that are being taught. As a result, they do not learn as well as they should. The school should ensure that the sounds pupils are taught are well matched to the needs of all pupils.

• There are too many pupils who are persistently absent. This means some pupils miss important learning. The school should put in place rigorous systems to ensure that more pupils attend school regularly.