Broke Hall Community Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 13 June 2023

Pupils enjoy coming to school. They are taught to be 'ready, respectful and safe'. They know what bullying is and that it happens very rarely at their school. Pupils feel safe. They trust adults to help them if they are worried about something. At playtimes and lunchtimes, pupils play well together and are kind and polite to each other. Older pupils enjoy helping the younger ones to play games. During lessons, pupils listen carefully to each other and work well with others. Pupils enjoy learning a broad range of subjects. They almost always try to do their best. Pupils achieve well and can talk confidently about their learning. They value taking part in trips and visits that enhance their learning. Pupils get opportunities to develop their interests and to try new things. Everyone has the chance to learn how to play a different musical instrument each year, for example. Older pupils enjoy having extra responsibilities, such as being a school councillor, a junior road safety officer or a member of the eco-council. Pupils say that they make a real difference by helping to raise money for new equipment, developing the school garden or highlighting road safety to younger pupils.

What the school should improve

• In some of the specific areas of the early years curriculum, such as expressive arts and design, understanding the world and physical development, the key learning for Nursery and Reception classes has not yet been clearly planned out. This means that pupils at the end of Reception are not as well prepared for their Year 1 curriculum as they should be. Leaders should ensure that they precisely identify the knowledge and skills that children will learn in all areas of learning in the early years.
• Assessment is not being used effectively across all foundation subjects. As a result, leaders do not know how well the planned curriculum is helping pupils to learn the intended knowledge and skills in some subjects. Class teachers are not using assessment to identify gaps in learning and inform future planning. Leaders should ensure that assessment in all foundation subjects enables subject leaders to evaluate how well the planned curriculum is being taught and that teachers use it to identify any gaps in pupils' learning and inform their planning. This should be done in a way that does not add to teachers' workload.

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