Barnfield Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 5 June 2024

Pupils enjoy learning at Barnfield. Leaders are ambitious for all pupils to succeed. Pupils understand and embody the school's principles of being healthy, ambitious, empathetic, curious and creative. Pupils behave well and show respect to adults and their peers. As a result, pupils feel safe and are kept safe at school. Pupils learn a typically well-designed and implemented curriculum. They produce work of good quality. Careful thought is given not only to the academic curriculum but also how pupils develop as individuals. Pupils benefit from visits that enhance the curriculum, including to the Science Museum and London Zoo. Pupils enjoy a range of clubs, such as different sports, including archery, gardening and choir. Members of the Performing Arts Club recently enjoyed putting on a production of Disney's 'Frozen'. The school provides pupils with a wide range of leadership opportunities. These include being eco-warriors who contribute to the school community in a variety of ways, including gardening and growing flowers to make the most of green spaces. Older pupils support their younger peers in the playground as mediators and part of the Playground Squad. The school council has given input into how reward time can be used. This has created a strong sense of responsibility among the pupils, who take pride in their school.

What the school should improve

• Some subjects are at an earlier stage of design and implementation. Pupils' understanding in these areas is not as consistently secure. The school should ensure that assessment is used more systematically in these subjects to check what pupils know and remember. This will help to ensure that they are well supported to build a deep understanding across the curriculum over time.

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