Livingstone Road Infant School, Poole

What it's like to be a pupil at Livingstone Road Infant School

Everyone is valued at Livingstone Road Infant school. From pre-school to Year 2, children and pupils flourish in this nurturing and inclusive environment. They form positive friendships and build trusting, respectful relationships with staff. Pupils are safe, happy and well supported. Many pupils join at different points in the school year. Whenever they join, each new pupil gets the help they need to settle in swiftly. Most pupils attend well. Staff work sensitively with parents and carers to reduce any barriers to attendance. Pupils are proud to belong to this welcoming school community. They know that staff will help them if they have any worries. Pupils behave well and enjoy school. Classrooms have a purposeful atmosphere. In lessons, pupils concentrate carefully, listen respectfully and contribute thoughtfully to discussions. Children in early years play and learn calmly, showing self-control and sustained focus. They thrive because of well-embedded routines. Pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make positive progress through the curriculum from their starting points. They are typically well prepared for their next stage of education. Pupils focus on their work and respond well to staff's expectations. They socialise happily at playtime and enjoy a wide range of activities. Bullying is extremely rare and is not tolerated. Pupils benefit from a wide range of enrichment experiences. For example, they visit museums to deepen their understanding of history. Pupils participate in a range of clubs such as gardening club and choir. Opportunities such as these help to develop their talents and interests. Pupils take their roles and responsibilities seriously. For instance, ‘maths maestros' enjoy sharing their knowledge with younger children. This helps them develop confidence and independence. Pupils contribute positively to the wider community by raising money for local charities.

What Ofsted says the school should do next

• Leaders should continue working closely with families and external agencies to support pupils to secure consistently high attendance and reduce persistent absence.
• Leaders should ensure that pupils consistently apply early writing skills, including handwriting, punctuation and spelling, across the broader curriculum with the same precision that is shown in their English work.

Livingstone Road Infant School excels at making every child feel valued and supported. Teachers use excellent phonics teaching to help children become confident readers, and staff work tirelessly to include all learners - including those with additional needs and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school has created a positive, family-like atmosphere where children behave well, feel happy, and have access to wonderful enrichment activities like music lessons and trips.

Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.

Clubs, trips, sporting events, music instrument lessons, performances, weekly assemblies, book café family reading time

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