Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 21 March 2023

Pupils are happy and safe at Bramford. They enjoy the subjects they learn and work hard to achieve the high expectations staff set for them. Pupils know and understand their 'Ace Particles'. They are motivated by being identified as 'active listeners' and for demonstrating their 'particles', such as creativity and perseverance. Pupils mostly behave well during lessons and when playing outside. Older pupils enjoy helping younger pupils as peer mentors and buddies. They especially like setting up different games for pupils to play on the school playground. Pupils learn how to manage their feelings and emotions. Some pupils need additional support with this. Staff are consistent in their approaches to helping them to improve. Bullying is not a frequent occurrence. If it happens, staff are quick to deal with it. Pupils know that they have adults in school to talk to when they need to. Pupils enjoy the opportunities they have within and outside the school curriculum. Trips to places such as Framlingham Castle help pupils to learn more about the subjects they study in school. Pupils learn about people who are different from them. They are respectful of these differences.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, curriculum plans identify what pupils will do as opposed to what knowledge they will learn or when they will learn it. This means that some pupils remember more about the activities they have completed as opposed to what they have learned. Leaders must ensure that they are precise in identifying the important knowledge that pupils will learn and when they will learn it across all subjects. This is so that pupils secure their understanding of the key content that leaders want them to remember to achieve well.
• There are some variations in the quality of the implementation of the planned curriculum. Some curriculum leaders are new to role and have not had the opportunity yet to support staff with the teaching of the planned curriculum. Senior leaders must ensure that all leaders have the support and training they need to evaluate the quality of provision in their areas of responsibility effectively.
• Some parents would like to understand more about the quality of education their child receives and how questions they raise with leaders are dealt with. Leaders must develop their approaches to responding when concerns are reported and ensure that the approaches they take to continue to improve the curriculum and behaviour at school are well understood.

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