Lydlynch Infant School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The new executive headteacher leads with passion and determination. She is committed to improvement, developing a strong team of teachers and strengthening leadership.

Subject leaders' responsibilities are not yet distributed widely enough to support senior leaders in their work. The curriculum has been focused on developing pupils' English and mathematics skills. Other areas of the curriculum are not as well developed.

Governors have a good knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of the school. They provide a good level of challenge to senior leaders. Leaders have taken effective action to improve the quality of teaching, learning and ...assessment.

Most individuals and groups of pupils make increasingly strong progress from their starting points, and outcomes are improving. The school's assessment recording system hinders leaders from having a full picture of the impact of interventions on some groups of pupils' attainment and progress. Lessons are generally well planned, and teachers have increasingly high expectations of what pupils can achieve.

However, approaches to teaching are not always consistent. Sometimes, work is not well matched to pupils' needs. This can slow the progress that pupils make, particularly some groups of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Children in the early years make a good start to their education. They enjoy learning and conduct themselves very well. They make good progress and are well prepared for Year 1.

As a result of effective phonics teaching, pupils do increasingly well in the Year 1 phonics screening check. Pupils' books are generally well presented but standards in handwriting are inconsistent. Due to a concerted effort by the school, attendance has improved since the previous inspection and is now much more in line with the national average.

Fewer pupils are now persistently absent from school. The majority of parents and carers are positive about the school and how leaders are improving it. Safeguarding is effective.

Adults keep pupils safe and address child protection concerns in a timely fashion.

Information about this school

This infant school is smaller than the average-sized infant school. It has six classes of pupils from Reception Year through to Year 2.

The school is federated with another local infant school and shares a governing body. Significant changes in leadership and staffing have taken place recently. The executive headteacher has been in post since April 2019.

In September 2018, five new teachers took up post at the school. The proportion of pupils who attract pupil premium funding is below the national average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is well above the national average.

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