Bradwell Village School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 12 September 2023

Bradwell Village is a caring and inclusive school where everyone is welcome. Pupils are happy and enjoy coming to school. They are polite and courteous. There is a supportive and positive environment. The school has high expectations for pupils' attitudes towards learning and their behaviour. Pupils behave well and work hard. Those who need extra help to manage their feelings receive the support they need. The school puts pupils' academic and emotional needs at the heart of everything they do. This helps pupils to achieve well. Pupils are keen to learn. Teachers present learning in interesting ways which motivate pupils' interest and encourages them to think. Pupils appreciate that teachers make their learning enjoyable and challenging. Staff take opportunities to broaden pupils' experiences, for example through links to universities and sporting and enrichment events. Pupils' achievements and successes are celebrated. At breaktimes, pupils play well together. They enjoy using the large play spaces and spending time with their classmates. Pupils also appreciate the indoor playtime games that staff organise for them. They are confident to speak with staff if they have any concerns. Parents are supportive of the school. They are rightly confident that their children are safe and looked after well.

What the school should improve

• The impact of recent curriculum changes is not fully understood. As a result, the school is not sufficiently clear about which parts of the curriculum could be even better. The school should ensure that checks on the new curriculum enable it to identify, and act on, less well-established aspects of planning and teaching so that pupils learn consistently well across all of their subjects.

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