Brookfield Community Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 6 December 2022

Pupils and children in the early years enjoy coming to school. Pupils told inspectors that they trust that staff will help them if they have any concerns. This helps pupils to feel safe. Pupils value the recognition that they get from leaders and staff for working hard. This makes pupils happy. Staff have high expectations of pupils' behaviour. Pupils across the school, including children in the early years, behave well. This means that, in most lessons, pupils can get on with their learning without disruption. If bullying does happen, leaders and staff deal with it quickly. Pupils value the range of clubs they can take part in, such as gardening and mindfulness. They are proud to represent the school at events linked to the choir or competitive sports. They enjoy their visits to museums and local places of interest. Leaders expect pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to achieve well. Pupils make the most of the learning opportunities that teachers provide for them. Pupils achieve well and, by the end of Year 6, they are ready for the next stage in their education.

What the school should improve

• Some pupils do not attend school regularly enough. This limits how well they learn. Leaders should work with these pupils and their families to improve their attendance so that they can benefit from the good quality of education that the school provides.
• In some areas of the curriculum, leaders have not identified the key knowledge that children in the early years and pupils in Years 1 to 6 should learn or when they should learn it. In these subjects, this prevents teachers from designing learning that builds up pupils' knowledge over time. Leaders should ensure that they finalise their curriculum thinking in these areas, so that pupils can build on prior knowledge when they are learning something new.

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