Rowanfield Infant School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher, governors and senior leaders have high expectations of what pupils can achieve. Good leadership has improved the quality of teaching and pupils' progress since the previous inspection.

All groups of pupils, including those who speak English as an additional language, achieve well. Pupils make good progress during their time at the school. Pupils who have special educational needs or disability achieve as well as their classmates because adults support their needs effectively from an early stage.

Children in the Reception classes get off to a good start because of the effective early years provision. As a result, they are ...well prepared for Year 1. Pupils behave well at all times.

The school is successful in promoting positive attitudes to learning so that pupils are keen to succeed. The quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good. Staff value pupils' contributions to learning and make sure they are well cared for.

As a result, pupils enjoy school and feel safe. Teachers plan stimulating tasks that capture pupils' interests across subjects. These help to promote their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development well.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : There is some variation in the way that phonics (the link between sounds and letters) and handwriting are taught across the school. Middle leaders do not yet make full use of the information they gather from their monitoring to improve teaching and learning. A small minority of pupils do not attend regularly enough and this impedes their progress.

Information about this school

This is an average-sized school. Pupils are organised in nine classes, one for each year group. Most pupils are White British.

A very small minority speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils who are eligible for the pupil premium is above average. This is the additional government funding to give extra support to those pupils who are eligible for free school meals or children who are looked after by the local authority.

The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs or disability is above average. The school provides care for pupils through the breakfast club. The school meets the requirements for the publication of specified information on its website.

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