Woolston Infant School is a happy place. Pupils enjoy coming to school. They form positive, warm relationships with each other and adults as they learn and play. Pupils’ behaviour around the school and in class is very good. Pupils appreciate the regular praise they receive for working hard. The school is proud to be part of the local community. Children in the early years regularly walk to the local river, library and high street. Older pupils loved visiting the SeaCity museum to learn about the people from Southampton who worked on the Titanic. Parents and carers volunteer to talk in assembly about the interesting jobs they do. During the inspection, the atmosphere was joyful as the school hall filled up with parents reading stories with their children, as part of the World Book Day celebrations. Pupils’ achievement in reading, writing and mathematics is similar to others’ nationally. There have been some recent improvements, especially for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and in pupils’ reading. Pupils’ knowledge in other subjects is becoming more secure too. Rightly, the school is focusing on raising achievement across the curriculum still further, especially in mathematics.