Education Inspector praises school
CHANDAG Infant School in Keynsham is celebrating after again being rated a good school by the education watchdog Ofsted.
Inspector Marie Thomas visited the 178-pupil school in Chandag Road for two days at the end of September and her report praises children, staff, governors and trustees.
“Pupils at this school love learning,” the report declares. “Leaders and staff are ambitious for all pupils. The school’s curriculum inspires and challenges them. Staff and pupils live the school values. They treat each other with respect and kindness.”
The Ofsted report finds that the school’s safeguarding is strong, with staff well trained to spot concerns and quick to support families in need of extra help. It says that children feel safe in school and parents believe this is because staff “genuinely care about the children”.
It notes that pupils with special educational needs and disabilities make good progress and observes that the reception class children, who had joined the school only four weeks before the inspection, had been shown how to get along with others. “They quickly gain the skills needed to work together and make friends. This leads to productive learning time in class and enjoyable playtimes,” the report says.
The inspector praises the way the school encourages children’s personal development, using activities beyond the curriculum.
“Pupils take on roles of responsibility with great pride.
Pupils know right from wrong and behave well,” the report says.
Head teacher Annie Smart said: “There are many strengths to celebrate in the report and we are proud to continue to be recognised as a ‘good’ school. I would like to congratulate the whole team in always striving to be the ‘best that they can be’ for the pupils. I would also like to thank our parents for their ongoing support of our school and our pupils who make Chandag Infants a delightful place to teach and learn.
“Our one identified area for improvement is for staff and pupils to better articulate the knowledge and skills that we want children to learn and remember in history. We have already taken steps to strengthen this area.”