Brockmoor Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 2 November 2022

Pupils at Brockmoor are happy, confident and keen to welcome visitors to their school. There is a strong sense of pastoral care across the school, which reflects the school's values. Staff know the pupils well. As a result, pupils feel safe and enjoy coming to school. One comment by a pupil is shared by many others, 'This school is wonderful!' The school is a calm and orderly place in which to learn. Pupils are not worried about bullying. Leaders respond to any reported incidences of bullying and act when needed. Leaders and governors are ambitious for the school and for what the pupils can achieve. For example, leaders place pupils in a house that is named after a university. This raises pupils' awareness of universities in the local area that they may go to in the future. From an early age, pupils also learn about different careers. Visitors, including the police and firefighters, come into school to talk to pupils about their jobs. Leaders provide pupils with a wide range of experiences beyond the classroom. This helps to give pupils a sense of responsibility. Pupils can be a member of the student cabinet or a play leader. They can take part in community projects such as producing a song about the beauty of Brierley Hill. Pupils value these experiences.

What the school should improve

• Not all subject leaders have benefited from training and coaching from leaders in how to effectively lead and develop their subject areas. This means that the use of assessment to identify gaps in pupils' learning and inform future planning is less developed, typically in the foundation subjects. This impacts less favourably on pupils' progress. Leaders should continue to support subject leaders to ensure that they have the appropriate knowledge and skills to successfully monitor, develop and evaluate the effectiveness of their subject areas.

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