A school is “delighted” to have kept its ‘good’ rating after being inspected by Ofsted.

Kids at Kingsway Infant School, in North Approach, North Watford, were praised for their high-quality work, independence, and confidence after an inspector visited over two days in January.

The result has not been published online yet, but the leadership announced the grade yesterday (March 6).

In the report seen by the Watford Observer, it says that an ambitious curriculum enables the 170 pupils aged four to seven to achieve well.

The inspector noticed good behaviour both in and outside of lessons as “pupils treat one another with kindness and respect”.

They were also found to make "a positive contribution to the life of the school".

The inspection was ungraded, meaning it was only checking whether the provider remains good. A graded inspection would have followed if there was evidence the ‘good’ should go up or down.

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Headteacher Debbie Knights said: “I am delighted that Ofsted recognise the amazing work we do here, and witnessed that our pupils become ‘independent, confident learners’ in a ‘happy and welcoming school’.

“We could not have achieved this without our great families, our fantastic children and our dedicated staff.

“Thank you to them all for their hard work and commitment, which has helped to make Kingsway Infant School such an amazing place to learn, work and succeed."

Ofsted did give one area for the provision to improve. It noticed that in a small number of subjects leaders had not checked the curriculum was being implemented as intended to make sure it fully meets kids’ needs.

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Safeguarding arrangements were deemed to be effective.

The curriculum was found well adapted for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities who “successfully access the same curriculum as their peers over time and achieve well”.

The inspector received 40 responses to the parent survey and said one response summed up the views of many. 

“This school is a warm and welcoming environment where children are treated respectfully and fairly,” the parent said.