Read the summary of our recent Ofsted report

Elson Infants School had an Ofsted inspection in April 2005. The inspectors found our school to be an effective school where pupils achieve well.

Read the summary of our report below and click on the link to read the full report.

Summary of the inspection report

Elson Infant School

An average size school in Gosport, inspected from 25th to 27th April 2005 by an inspection team led by Dr T Simpson 

OVERALL EVALUATION

This is an effective school where pupils achieve well. Teaching and learning are good overall and there are examples of very good teaching at both stages of education in the school. The school is well led and managed and an enriched curriculum is provided. It has broadly average costs and provides good value for money.

The school's main strenths and weaknesses are:

• Standards are well above average in English, Mathematics and Science and the pupils achieve well overall.
• The pupils have very positive attitudes towards the school and their work and their relationships with one another are very good.
• Teaching is good overall and there are examples of very good teaching throughout the school.
• The pupils have very good and trusting relationships with the adults in the school.
• Links with parents and with other schools are very good.
• Pupils' handwriting and the presentation of their work are not good enough.
• The school is well led and managed but the monitoring role of ssome subject co-ordinators is underdeveloped.
• The accommodation and resources for learning are very good.

The school's improvement since the last inspection has been good. All the main issues then rasied have been addressed well. Standards are higher and the quality of teaching has improved significantly. Curricular planning and provision are now good. Leadership and management are better then previously reported. Pupils' attitudes, behaviour and overall spiritual, moral social and cultural development are more positive. There have been no areas of decline since the last inspection but the presentation of pupils' worl has not improved enough.

Click here to link to the full Ofsted Report.