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Portway Infant School is outstanding. It is a happy, caring environment in which to work and learn, where pupils thrive in both their academic progress and personal development. The school is held in extremely high regard by parents and carers.
Inspectors fully endorse their views. Attainment is consistently high, particularly in reading and writing. Pupils make outstanding progress, building on their very good start in Reception.
Attainment in mathematics is above average and improving strongly. Achievement is good for all groups of pupils apart from the lower-ability pupils in Year 1 whose progress is satisfactory. Pupils benefit from teaching that is outstanding over time.
Leaders ...have set high expectations for the quality of teaching and ensured that there is a consistent approach to how lessons are planned and learning promoted. This is very noticeable in writing sessions, where teaching is highly effective. Behaviour is outstanding.
Pupils show by their demeanour that they feel happy and settled in school. In lessons, they work hard, talk readily about their learning and recognise each other's successes. Pupils say they cannot imagine anyone would not feel safe and supported in school.
Leadership and management are outstanding. There is a constant, and shared, drive to improve further. The curriculum provides pupils with rich and varied experiences which they clearly relish.
The school is highly successful in promoting pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Teachers' performance is managed effectively. Training and coaching are focused on the school's priorities; the successful work to improve pupils' writing is a good example.
Although good practice exists, some leaders' monitoring does not always evaluate the impact of the teaching on pupils' actual learning.
Information about the school
Portway Infant School is an average-sized primary school. Most pupils are of White British heritage.
A few speak English as an additional language. Around 9% come from service families associated with the military base in the locality. The proportion of pupils supported by school action plus is broadly average.
No pupil has a statement of special educational needs. Since its previous inspection, the school had an interim assessment in July 2010. Ofsted judged that the school's performance had been sustained and a full inspection was deferred.
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