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Highgate Infant School
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Highgate Infant School
- Primary
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk PE30 2PS
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Foundational Skills: Pupils receive daily phonics lessons and use books matched to their knowledge for reading practice.
Foundational Skills: Systematic reading lessons from the start.
Success of the Curriculum: Curriculum sets out important knowledge and vocab.
Success of the Curriculum: Leaders have an ambitious curriculum plan that supports pupils' progression with varied lesson quality.
Areas Needing Improvement: Staff need more training to ensure consistent lesson quality and better support for pupils to practice and remember what they learn.
Areas Needing Improvement: More writing practice needed in some subjects.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils are respectful and positive, understand bullying is rare, and trust adults will help them.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Pupils do well in reading lessons.
Support for Falling Behind: Extra support for pupils behind in reading.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Kind and courteous behavior encouraged.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Assessment used effectively to spot additional support needs, especially in reading, but expertise is inconsistent.
Support for Falling Behind: Planned interventions and regular reading opportunities provided, yet support staff's expertise needs improvement.
Support for SEND Pupils: Quickly adapt support with SEND coordinator.
Support for SEND Pupils: Effective guidance ensures pupils with SEND learn alongside friends, though expertise during interventions varies.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Pupils know what bullying is, feel safe, trust adults in school, and enjoy outdoor learning spaces.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Risk assessments and safeguarding policies are effectively implemented; pupils understand healthy relationships and online safety.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Safeguarding arrangements effective.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Warm relationships and clear expectations.
Parent Feedback: Parents are positive about education experiences.
Parent Feedback: Parent View feedback is utilized in inspections; limited specific feedback noted in the report.
Parental Involvement: Allows feedback via Ofsted Parent View.
Extracurricular Activities: Pupils enjoy exploring nature and cooking with produce from the school鈥檚 allotment.
Outdoor Facilities: Outdoor spaces are well designed to support social development and positive mental health.
Extracurricular Activities: Nativity play and trips to local sites.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Assessment practices are effective, contributing to spotting additional support needs.
Teacher Engagement: Positive about leaders鈥� support for development.
Impact on Student Progress: Training on how to teach subjects well.
Teacher Engagement: Teachers have secure and growing specialist knowledge; however, support staff need more training.
Impact on Student Progress: Teachers use assessment to provide additional support; variations in expertise affect student progress.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Variability in lesson quality and need for improved staff training are highlighted.
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Highgate Infant School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Norfolk, East of England.
It has 58 students from age 4-7 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 14 : 1.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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With roughly 85 students in three classrooms, Highgate Infant School is a small infant school for children ages 4 to 7. I believe our unique size makes everyone at Highgate part of an extended family and we aim to be a safe happy welcoming place at the heart of the community. My wish is that every child and adult who is part of this family has high aspirations for their future and has the motivation, confidence, skills, and resilience to reach their ambitions. I am very proud of the achievements that our pupils make while at this school and am privileged to work with such a strong, caring and supportive team including staff, governors and parents who make this such a special place for every individual to thrive. I sincerely hope you will find it simple to explore this website and obtain all the information you require. If you are considering sending your child to Highgate School then I hope this will help you to make your decision. Please get in touch with the school if you have any questions or would like to come by; I will be pleased to assist.
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| Phase of Education | Primary | Primary | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Academies | Academies | Academies |
| 夜来香研究所 grade |
-
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A+
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B-
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| Ofset report | Good | Outstanding | Requires Improvement |
| Age range | 4-7 | 5-11 | 4-11 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student teacher ratio | 14.5 | 22.9 | 16.3 |
| Proficient Math | - | 104 | 101 |
| Proficient Read | - | 108 | 100 |
| Grade 5 or above GCSE | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above A Level | - | - | - |
| Day Fees | - | - | - |
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Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 25th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 6th Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 22nd Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd Jul 2025 - 2nd Sep 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 4th Sep 2024 - 24th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 7th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 23rd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
14 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Highgate Infant School
Local authority ratio 18 : 1