Walsh CofE Infant School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school.

• The vast majority of pupils make strong progress throughout their time in school. As a result, by the end of Year 2 their attainment is well above average for reading, writing and mathematics. • Pupils eligible for the pupil premium, disabled pupils and those with special educational needs make good, sometimes outstanding, progress, from their starting points.

• Teaching is consistently good and often outstanding. Teachers are caring, know their pupils well, and plan lessons to make sure all make at least good progress. • Great emphasis is given to ensuring pupils' safety and good behaviour.

Pupils love coming to schoo...l and say they feel safe and happy. Their behaviour when learning and around the school is, with very few exceptions, outstanding. • The headteacher and assistant headteacher provide exceptionally good leadership to the staff and pupils.

They are strongly supported in this by the highly competent and vigilant governing body. As a result, the school provides an excellent quality of education that has been sustained over time.

Information about this school

• The school is a much smaller than average-sized infant school.

• The vast majority of pupils are White British and speak English as their home language. • Fewer than one in eight pupils are eligible for the pupil premium, which is well below average. This provides additional funding for children in the care of the local authority, pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those from service families.

• The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs supported through school action is above average. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is also above average. • There have been significant changes to the governing body in the past two years.

There is a new Chair of the Governing Body and four new governors. • The school has been awarded The University of London Institute of Education Every Child a Reader Accreditation, Healthy School status and the Eco-School Award. • The inspection took place on the two days on which the school held its Christmas Nativity performance, involving all children for part of each day.

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