Parsons Down Infant School must improve, states Ofsted

The achievement of pupils, quality of teaching and leadership and management at the Paynesdown Road school were all deemed to require improvement following a two day inspection under the new Ofsted framework in the first full week of term last month.
The school was rated good when it was last inspected in 2010.
Inspectors said that the school was not good this time around because teachers did not have high enough expectations of more able pupils and of boys; who were said to be not performing as well as girls.
Too many pupils were also said to have difficulty in reading and had not received enough help to improve, while teaching was not monitored and supported rigorously enough to secure improvement.
The report said that the school was recovering from an unsettled period, having been partnered with the junior school in February this year.
Lead inspector Anthony Byrne said that the self-evaluation from the executive headteacher, Petrina Winsor, supported by governors, had identified areas
to improve progress and teaching; establishing clear structures to support improvement.
Mrs Winsor said: "We are on a journey and are moving quickly - with the strong support of the children, their parents, our staff and Governors - together, we are all working to address the issues identified and inspire excellence in all that we do."
The behaviour and safety of pupils and early years provision were judged to be good, with children entering school with knowledge, skills and understanding typical for their age. The majority of pupils were said to make good progress in all areas of learning.
To improve, inspectors said that teachers should ensure that more able pupils were challenged to meet very high expectations in their work and that basic skills were consistently well taught.
Leadership and management could be improved by providing extra teaching for any pupils not making sufficient progress in reading and regularly checking the impact of teaching on pupils progress.
West Berkshire’s executive councillor for children and young people, Irene Neill (Con, Aldermaston), said: "It is good to see all the hard work that the school is now putting in to improve standards, and to know that the West Berkshire school improvement team continues to support them in this aim.”