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Northfield Infant School
- Primary
- Driffield YO25 5YN
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| Effectiveness of leadership and management | Good |
| The quality of practice and services | Good |
| Personal development, behaviour and welfare | Good |
| Outcomes for pupils | Good |
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Foundational Skills: Increased focus on ensuring that basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics are embedded well.
Success of the Curriculum: Pupils are making more rapid progress this year, particularly in reading and writing, subjects that were relatively weak in 2018.
Foundational Skills: Reading and phonics are prioritized with technical accuracy and consistency.
Success of the Curriculum: Ambitious, logically structured curriculum engaging pupils with rich experiences.
Areas Needing Improvement: Pupils do not always check their work carefully enough to get it right first time, and they lack opportunities to apply previous learning in science.
Areas Needing Improvement: Plans for weakest readers are not consistently precise, affecting progress.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Outcomes in reading and writing are improving rapidly this year, with more pupils working towards the higher standard.
Support for Falling Behind: Leaders act promptly if pupils need extra support to achieve well, and provision is modified to plan for individual pupils鈥� needs effectively.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils learn to treat others with kindness and respect, and know to tell someone if they are ever worried or upset.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Positive attitudes to reading and neat mathematics work indicate good performance.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils behave well, show respect, and follow the school's motto.
Support for Falling Behind: Regular phonics checks and extra help provided, though some variability in effectiveness.
Support for SEND Pupils: Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities who sometimes missed too much schooling receive effective support to help them catch up.
Support for SEND Pupils: Quick identification and effective adaptation of teaching and resources.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Bullying never happens in school because 鈥榥obody is allowed to bully you; it is very nasty.鈥�
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Safeguarding arrangements are regularly reviewed and revised to ensure they are fit for purpose.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Bullying is rare, and pupils are confident it would be addressed quickly.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: School promotes welfare through kindness and respect.
Parent Feedback: Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school and all that it offers their children, describing it as 鈥楤rilliant 鈥� what more could we ask for?鈥�
Parental Involvement: Parents organize fund raising and social events to extend pupils鈥� personal development and deepen their understanding of responsibility to support others.
Parent Feedback: Parents highly regard school support and involvement.
Extracurricular Activities: Pupils enjoy many enrichment opportunities, for example visitors in school, sports clubs, and visits out.
Extracurricular Activities: Wide range of clubs and educational visits offered.
Teacher Engagement: The headteacher encourages everyone to have their say in improvement planning, ensuring high expectations of all staff.
Impact on Student Progress: Recent improvements in the teaching of writing, particularly handwriting, presentation, and spelling, are having a positive impact on raising standards.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Teaching is consistently good, with examples of exemplary practice across the school.
Teacher Engagement: Teachers plan engaging, clear activities and address misconceptions effectively.
Impact on Student Progress: Teachers ensure logical learning steps, fostering good achievement.
Teaching Staff Challenges: A few less confident learners could achieve more with further challenge and increased support.
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Northfield Infant School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in East Riding of Yorkshire County, Yorkshire and The Humber.
It has 175 students from age 4-7 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 22 : 1.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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In the north of Driffield, East Yorkshire, is where our infant school is located. We provide children ages 4 to 7 a high standard of care and education (Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1). 160 students are currently enrolled, divided among six classes (two classes per year group). You can access all of the current details about our school by using the drop-down menu on the "Our School" page above. Contact the school office if you need any additional information or would like to see our campus. We will be pleased to set up an appointment for you.
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| Phase of Education | Primary | Primary | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Local Authority Maintained Schools | Local Authority Maintained Schools | Local Authority Maintained Schools |
| 夜来香研究所 grade |
D-
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B-
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D-
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| Ofset report | Good | Good | Good |
| Age range | 4-7 | 3-11 | 4-7 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student teacher ratio | 22.4 | 25.8 | 20.1 |
| Proficient Math | - | 108 | - |
| Proficient Read | - | 109 | - |
| Grade 5 or above GCSE | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above A Level | - | - | - |
| Day Fees | - | - | - |
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Holidays & terms
Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
22 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Northfield Infant School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1