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Grindon Infant School
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Grindon Infant School
- Primary
- Sunderland SR4 9QN
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| Effectiveness of leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Quality of teaching, learning and assessment | Good |
| Personal development, behaviour and welfare | Good |
| Outcomes for pupils | Good |
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Foundational Skills: Children make a good start in reading, writing, and understanding of number. They play and learn happily together.
Success of the Curriculum: The school’s curriculum is broad and balanced, contributing to good spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development of pupils.
Areas Needing Improvement: Ensure tasks are consistently challenging and allow pupils to explain their mathematical reasoning.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Pupils make good progress in English and mathematics across the curriculum.
Support for Falling Behind: Effective provision through targeted support ensures good progress for pupils at risk of falling behind.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils are polite, friendly, and have good manners. They work hard in class and generally behave well.
Support for SEND Pupils: Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities all make good progress due to well-matched activities.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Pupils report feeling very safe. All staff are trained on safeguarding procedures.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Pupils thrive in a positive, caring environment; physical and emotional well-being are well promoted.
Parent Feedback: Parents make positive comments and appreciate the school’s many improvements. Nearly all would recommend the school.
Parental Involvement: Links with parents are good; they feel the school promotes equality and does not tolerate discrimination.
Extracurricular Activities: The curriculum is enhanced by visits, visitors, and after-school clubs such as art and gymnastics.
Teacher Engagement: Teachers work extremely well together and share leaders’ ambition to improve teaching quality.
Impact on Student Progress: Improved teaching quality reflects in the good rates of progress pupils make each year.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Procedures to monitor and evaluate teaching quality are incisive and detailed.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Occasionally, some tasks are not challenging enough, particularly for the most able pupils.
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About Us
Grindon Infant School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Tyne and Wear, North East.
It has 193 students from age 2-7 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 17 : 1.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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| Phase of Education | Primary | Primary | Primary |
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| Type | Local Authority Maintained Schools | Local Authority Maintained Schools | Local Authority Maintained Schools |
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| Ofset report | Good | Good | Good |
| Age range | 2-7 | 3-11 | 3-11 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student teacher ratio | 17.6 | 25.8 | 17.8 |
| Proficient Math | - | 108 | 105 |
| Proficient Read | - | 109 | 106 |
| 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 | 24th Feb 2025 - 28th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 14th Apr 2025 - 25th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 24th Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 5th Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 23rd Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 1st Mar 2025 - 13th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 26th Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 23rd Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
17 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Grindon Infant School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1