Hempstead Infant School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher and governing body have ensured that the school has improved since the previous inspection.

Senior and middle leaders are a dedicated and cohesive team. Capacity for further improving the school is clear. Despite being relatively inexperienced in their roles, subject and year-group leaders have a positive impact on improving the quality of teaching and learning across the school.

Pupils in key stage 1 make good progress from their different starting points because the quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good. Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and those who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabil...ities do well at this school. The personal development and pastoral care of pupils are strengths of the school.

Pupils say that they can rely on adults to help when they have problems. Safeguarding is effective. The culture to keep children safe is strong.

Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about all aspects of the school. Pupils behave well. They like coming to school, show good attitudes to learning and are polite and welcoming to visitors.

The curriculum meets the needs of pupils well. Pupils enjoy being in their classrooms because : teachers plan learning that engages and interests them. Outcomes for children at the end of early years are not good enough.

Levels of challenge for most-able pupils are not as high as they could be. Despite the school's strengths, self-evaluation and improvement planning need to be better, so that they focus more keenly on the main priorities for improvement.

Information about this school

This is a three-form entry infant school, with classes in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.

It is slightly larger than the average primary school. Most pupils are White British. There are small numbers of pupils from other ethnic backgrounds.

A very small number of pupils speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is average. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is low.

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