Bramcote CofE Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 26 January 2022

Pupils enjoy coming to school. They are eager to learn new things and love spending time with their friends. Pupils get on well together and respect each other. In this positive school atmosphere, pupils thrive. Staff have high expectations of pupils. Pupils understand the importance of the school's values. They readily uphold these values through their good behaviour and can-do attitudes. They like celebrating their own and other's achievements through weekly awards. Members of the pupil parliament are proud of their work to improve the school and support the local community. Pupils feel safe in school. They know that staff will look after them. Pupils care about each other. Older pupils help younger ones and act as positive role models. Bullying is unusual. When pupils fall out, staff sort out their differences swiftly. Pupils new to school make friends quickly. Everyone is welcome. Most parents and carers are pleased with what the school offers their children. One parent, typical of many, said, 'My child is known, cared about, encouraged and supported.' Some parents would like to know more about what their children learn in school. They say that communication between home and school could be better.

What the school should improve

• The school's curriculum is not yet sufficiently well planned and sequenced in some subjects, such as geography and design and technology. It is not yet fully clear what pupils should learn and when in these subjects to build their knowledge over time. However, it is clear that leaders have begun to review and plan the curriculum in these subjects and are making any necessary amendments in response to the pandemic. For this reason, the transitional arrangements have been applied.
• A small minority of pupils have fallen behind with their reading, in part as a result of the pandemic. Reading books that these pupils are given do not always match precisely their knowledge of phonics. Support for these pupils is not helping them to catch up as quickly as they should. Leaders need to ensure that these pupils get the help they need to become fluent and accurate readers.
• Communication by leaders with parents is sometimes not as effective as it could be. Some parents feel that leaders do not keep them informed well enough about what their children are learning and how they can support them. Leaders need to ensure that they keep parents up to date with information about the effective work they are doing to care for and support pupils.

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