Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Since the previous inspection, standards have steadily improved. Over time, attainment is significantly above the national average in all subjects.

Governors are knowledgeable and understand their role in supporting and challenging the school and its leaders. Teaching is good. Teachers plan activities suited to the abilities of the pupils.

Consequently, pupils achieve high standards in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of Key Stage 1. They are very well prepared for the next stage of their education. Leaders and managers regularly check on the progress of the pupils and the performance of the teachers.

Where support is... needed, it is provided promptly. Pupils feel safe in the school. Their parents are confident that the school keeps the pupils safe and secure.

The behaviour of the pupils is good. They are polite and courteous at all times. Pupils practise the school's values.

The school is orderly, calm and well maintained. In the Reception class, children are provided with a range of interesting activities. Children show that they enjoy their learning.

They are confident and this helps them to make progress. Parents are kept well informed about the progress of their children. Parents are fully involved in the life of the school.

The school provides good opportunities for the development of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural education. The school is a UNICEF rights respecting school. There are positive links with the local community.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : In some lessons, teachers do not adapt their teaching to take account of the pupils' understanding. Consequently, progress is slowed. Pupils do not always know how to improve their work because marking is not consistently good in all classes.

School improvement documents do not have quantifiable measures of success with clear timescales.

Information about this school

Sandringham is a smaller than average-sized infant school. There is a nursery on site which is managed by the school.

and is inspected separately. The proportion of pupils who receive support from pupil premium (additional funding provided by the government for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals or in local authority care) is below the national average. The proportion of pupils who are disabled or who have special educational needs is below average.

Children in the Reception class attend on a full-time basis. The majority of pupils are of White British heritage. Two teachers left at Christmas 2014 and have been replaced by four staff sharing two jobs.

The school has applied to become an academy from 1 August 2015. The headteacher is a local leader of education. She works with other local schools to share expertise.

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