Pine Ridge Infant School & Nursery

Inspection of a school judged good for overall effectiveness before September 2024: Pine Ridge Infant School Esher Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 4AL

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Outcome

Evidence gathered during this ungraded (section 8) inspection suggests that the school’s work may have improved significantly across all areas since the previous inspection. The school’s next inspection will be a graded inspection.

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Outcome

The headteacher of this school is Karen Ney. This school is part of GLF Schools, which means other people in the trust also have responsibility for running the school. The trust is run by the chief executive officer (CEO), Julian Drinkall, and overseen by a board of trustees, chaired by Lynne O’Reilly.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils enjoy learning at this inspirational school. Staff have a deep understanding of young children’s needs. They provide pupils with boundless opportunities to explore and learn. Pupils are encouraged to be curious and ask questions about the world around them. They thrive and make rapid progress through the curriculum.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils enjoy an interesting and well-sequenced curriculum. They rise to the exceptionally high expectations and share the joy in learning. They are confident that staff know them well and will make sure that everyone gets the help they might need. Staff are experts in modelling language. They teach pupils ambitious technical vocabulary in every subject. Staff use pictures and resources effectively so all pupils can take part in high-quality discussions. Pupils focus intently in lessons. They behave kindly and respectfully around school and during social times.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils thrive on the many opportunities to develop their talents and interests. They learn new skills such as how to play tennis and take part in sporting events. Trips to sites of historic interest widen their understanding of the local area. Visitors to school such as farmers and local vets show pupils different ways of helping in the community. 13 May 2025

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What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The expectation that ‘everyone will try their best and succeed’ underpins the vision for excellence shared by all here. The school identifies pupils who may have special educational needs and/or disabilities and takes effective action to support them. Staff understand pupils’ needs well. The school focuses relentlessly on strategies which enable pupils to overcome any barriers to learning. Everything it does is meticulously chosen to support pupils to achieve highly. Right from Reception, the school helps children to develop their independence. Pupils delight in using resources which they have learned to work with responsibly and confidently.

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What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school places reading firmly at the heart of the curriculum. Staff have highly effective professional development and are experts at teaching phonics. Children begin their school day in a joyful atmosphere of song and rhyme, which helps them to develop their early listening skills. Staff regularly read stories to pupils. Pupils read every day in lessons. Many children begin school with very low starting points in speech, language and communication. Some are at the early stages of learning to speak English as an additional language. Any children and pupils who struggle benefit from expert, tailored support. Most become fluent readers by the end of Year 2.

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What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

Teachers have excellent subject knowledge. They know precisely what pupils must understand and in which order in every curriculum subject. Staff are adept at designing activities and using resources to help pupils develop their understanding of language. This is so they can access the curriculum. In the Nursery and Reception Years, staff skilfully teach the curriculum through children’s interests. Children are engrossed in learning and sustain high levels of concentration. Staff systematically check for understanding and pick up on any misconceptions so that no pupil falls behind. Many pupils join the school at untypical times. Those who do so benefit from frequent opportunities to revisit the most important concepts in the curriculum regularly. Pupils practise new learning resiliently, achieving fluency in number, reading and writing.

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What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school has high expectations for pupils’ behaviour. It teaches pupils consistent routines and how to manage their emotions. Pupils learn to respect the environment and take pride in tidying up their classrooms at the end of the day. Relationships between staff and pupils are respectful. Pupils know they can talk to any member of staff if they are worried or sad.

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What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school helps pupils to widen their horizons exceptionally well. Every opportunity is taken to ignite pupils’ ambitions through learning about different roles in the world of work. Pupils contribute to the school community through their participation in house teams and as school councillors. Pupils learn that their voices matter, as they are consulted through the school council about changes to daily school life. Pupils develop an appreciation of each other’s opinions and faiths through the religious education curriculum and through visits to local places of worship.

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What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school maintains a forensic analysis of pupils’ attendance. Leaders take swift action to ensure any absent pupils are safe. Staff understand pupils’ needs well and support 13 May 2025

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families effectively. The school does all it can to help families overcome any barriers to attendance.

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Everyone is united in their determination to give pupils a truly excellent start to their education. Governors are knowledgeable and use their considerable skills to support and challenge the school effectively. Staff and parents are unanimously proud to be part of this aspirational school.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Background

Until September 2024, on a graded (section 5) inspection we gave schools an overall effectiveness grade, in addition to the key and provision judgements. Overall effectiveness grades given before September 2024 will continue to be visible on school inspection reports and on Ofsted’s website. From September 2024, graded inspections will not include an overall effectiveness grade. This school was, before September 2024, judged to be good for its overall effectiveness.

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Background

We have now inspected the school to determine whether it has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at that previous inspection. This is called an ungraded inspection, and it is carried out under section 8 of the Education Act 2005. We do not give graded judgements on an ungraded inspection. However, if we find evidence that a school’s work has improved significantly or that it may not be as strong as it was at the last inspection, then the next inspection will be a graded inspection. A graded inspection is carried out under section 5 of the Act. Usually this is within one to two years of the date of the ungraded inspection. If we have serious concerns about safeguarding, behaviour or the quality of education, we will deem the ungraded inspection a graded inspection immediately.

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Background

This is the second ungraded inspection since we the school to be good for overall effectiveness in January 2012.

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How can I feed back my views?

find out what other parents and carers think. We use information from Ofsted Parent View when deciding which schools to inspect, when to inspect them and as part of their inspection.

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How can I feed back my views?

The Department for Education has further guidance on how to complain about a school. 13 May 2025

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Further information

You can search for published performance information about the school.

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Further information

In the report, ‘disadvantaged pupils’ is used to mean pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND); pupils who meet the definition of children in need of help and protection ; pupils receiving statutory local authority support from a social worker; and pupils who otherwise meet the criteria used for deciding the school’s pupil premium funding (this includes pupils claiming free school meals at any point in the last six years, looked after children (children in local authority care) and/or children who left care through adoption or another formal route). 13 May 2025

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School details

Date of previous inspection 10 December 2019, under section 8 of the Education Act 2005

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Information about this school

 The school runs its own breakfast club and Nursery.  The school does not currently use any alternative provision.

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Information about this inspection

 Inspections are a point-in-time evaluation about the quality of a school’s education provision.  This was the first routine inspection the school received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with the school and have taken that into account in their evaluation of the school.  During the inspection, the inspectors met with the headteacher and other senior leaders. They also met with the chair of the board of trustees and representatives from the local governing body.  Inspectors met with some pupils to discuss their learning. 13 May 2025

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 To evaluate the effectiveness of safeguarding, inspectors reviewed the single central record; took account of the views of leaders, staff and pupils; and considered the extent to which the school has created an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils’ interests first.  Inspectors considered parents’ views expressed through Ofsted Parent View, including any free-text comments.  Inspectors visited a sample of lessons, spoke to some pupils about their learning and looked at samples of pupils’ work.  Throughout the inspection, inspectors met with groups of staff. They also considered the opinions expressed through the staff survey.

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Inspection team

Jo Brinkley, lead inspector His Majesty’s Inspector

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Inspection team

Lorraine Greco Ofsted Inspector 13 May 2025

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