Wheatfields Infants’ and Nursery School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. The headteacher has established a culture where nothing less than the best will be accepted and where excellent behaviour and teaching can flourish.

Teamwork at all levels is a major factor in the school's success. Staff continually share ideas so they can learn from each other. Subject leadership teams are very successful in driving forward improvement in their areas.

The governing body is highly effective and much improved. It balances support for the school with challenging it to do better. The headteacher, staff and governors rigorously check the school's performance and take action swiftly if any area is not meeting its targ...ets.

School leaders keep teaching continually under the spotlight so that action can be taken if it falls short of the high standards expected. As a result, teaching has improved considerably. All groups of pupils make outstanding progress and reach high levels of attainment in reading, writing and mathematics.

Teaching in the Nursery and Reception classes prepares children very well for their future learning at Key Stage 1. Activities provided are interesting and engaging, although the school recognises better use could be made of the outside area. The pupils' very positive attitudes to learning make a significant contribution to their excellent learning and rapid progress.

Pupils of all ages are very keen to do well. They work hard at all times, listen carefully to their teachers and do their utmost to meet their expectations. The school is happy and harmonious because pupils conduct themselves very sensibly in lessons and at other times.

They are very kind and considerate towards each other. Promoting the pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is at the heart of the work of the school. Pupils eagerly learn about values such as tolerance, respect for others and how to recognise right from wrong.

Pupils are confident and say how safe they feel in school. Their parents strongly agree that the school does everything it can to safeguard their children. Each pupil is known as an individual.

This enables teachers to make sure that all achieve the best they can whether they are the most able, disadvantaged or have special educational needs. The pupils have clear targets to aim for, but marking does not always fulfil new school policy by making sure that pupils act on their teacher's guidance.

Information about this school

The school is larger than most primary schools.

Most pupils are White British. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils known to be eligible for funding through the pupil premium is below average. This is additional government funding which, in this school, supports pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs on the school roll is less than a quarter. This is fewer than found in most schools. The headteacher is a Local Leader of Education.

In this capacity she has been providing support for two local schools. The school hosts before and after school clubs. These are privately run and so inspected separately.

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