Poulner Infant School and Nursery
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
238
AGES
2 - 7
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community school
SCHOOL GUIDE RATING
Not Rated

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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(06/03/2019)
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School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You have provided strong, outward-looking leadership, which has driven the development of the school and its capacity for further improvement. The appointment of a deputy headteacher in 2016 has increased leadership capacity and the confidence that you show in your staff has enabled them to take risks and to try out new ideas in their classroom without fear of failure. Along with your deputy and governors, you have an accurate view of the school’s strengths and the areas for further improvement. Pupils’ behaviour is good around the school and pupils play well together at breaktimes. They enjoy learning. They describe it as ‘exciting’ and ‘fun’ and their teachers as ‘kind’ and ‘helpful’. Pupils’ enthusiasm for your school is echoed by parents. One of many comments I received illustrates this: ‘My child loves the school so much that she is first at the gate in the morning and is always upset during half-term as she wants to be at school.’ Governors are highly supportive of the school. They know the school well and hold leaders to account. For example, following a work scrutiny with staff, they challenged leaders over the quality of writing in literacy compared to that in other subjects. As a result, leaders addressed this issue, and the quality of writing found in pupils’ books is now similar, regardless of the subject being studied. You have effectively addressed the areas for improvement that inspectors identified at the last inspection. New assessment procedures and practices ensure that pupils’ progress is now carefully monitored. In addition, staff are now held more readily to account for their pupils’ progress. The introduction of ‘scoop and challenge’ sessions, where pupils receive support or further enrichment, ensures that work is now closely matched to their individual needs. These sessions are having a positive effect on the progress of all pupils. Additionally, parents are highly complimentary about the home/school online system which was introduced to inform them of their children’s progress in early years. The previous report also recommended that the role of subject leaders be further developed, and it is evident that this role has undergone many changes since the last inspection. Initially, curriculum teams were made up of teachers from across each year group. You found, however, that this approach was not effective and, in September 2018, you changed back to subject leadership. Subject leaders have a good knowledge of their area of responsibility and how it fits into the overall curriculum plan. They are given many opportunities to check that their subject is covered appropriately and that pupils are making progress. They do this by undertaking a range of activities, including work sampling, moderation activities and interviewing pupils. Leaders have also been instrumental in forming a teaching and learning community in partnership with three local schools. This has enabled staff to undertake personalised enquiry-based research on their educational interests. Subject leaders I spoke to during the inspection reported that the opportunities given to undertake educational research were having a positive impact on their subject leadership. Most parents are highly supportive of the school. All who responded to Ofsted’s online survey, Parent View, said that they would recommend the school to other parents. One parent, reflecting the views of many, said, ‘I have found the school to be an engaging, nurturing, happy school. We feel extremely lucky to have such a school on our doorstep.’ Safeguarding is effective. There is a strong culture of safeguarding at the school. Leaders ensure that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose and that records are of a high quality. Leaders complete careful safeguarding checks for all staff, governors and volunteers. You ensure that all staff receive up-to-date training in keeping children safe. Governors receive appropriate safeguarding training and regularly check school procedures. Pupils say that they feel safe in school. They are confident that, should they have any concerns or worries, an adult in the school would listen to them and help them. Pupils have a good understanding of what bullying is and say that it does not happen at their school, but, if it did, a member of staff would deal with it quickly. Parents who responded to Parent View share this view.

Poulner Infant School and Nursery Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>81, "agree"=>15, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 75 responses up to 07-03-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>88, "agree"=>9, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 75 responses up to 07-03-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>65, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 75 responses up to 07-03-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>81, "agree"=>13, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 75 responses up to 07-03-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>71, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 75 responses up to 07-03-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>63, "agree"=>33, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 75 responses up to 07-03-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>69, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 75 responses up to 07-03-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>45, "agree"=>20, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>31} UNLOCK Figures based on 75 responses up to 07-03-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>80, "agree"=>13, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 75 responses up to 07-03-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>71, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 75 responses up to 07-03-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>63, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 75 responses up to 07-03-2019
Yes No {"yes"=>100, "no"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 75 responses up to 07-03-2019

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