Brooklands Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 13 January 2026

Pupils love coming to school. They feel valued and understand the role that they play in their school community. The school’s values of perseverance, respect, friendship and honesty fly proudly on the school flag. They provide intrinsic motivation for pupils. As a result, pupils behave extremely well. Firmly established routines are quickly adopted by children in the early years. Staff help pupils to manage their emotional wellbeing and readiness to learn, for example, pupils enjoy ‘Brookland breathing’ sessions. Consequently, pupils are eager to learn and hungry for knowledge. They benefit from teachers’ clear explanations and subject expertise. Staff are adept at using strategies that reduce any barriers to learning. This helps pupils to build a secure body of knowledge across the curriculum, reflected in consistently above-average outcomes in key stage 2 national tests. Children in the early years get off to a strong start and are extremely well prepared for key stage 1. Pupils benefit from the warm and welcoming culture that leaders have created for them and their families. Pupils overwhelmingly describe an ethos of acceptance in the school. This is demonstrated through their respect for others. Pupils are confident that any rare cases of bullying are dealt with quickly. This helps pupils to feel safe in school. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, attend regularly because they want to take advantage of all that the school offers. Pupils take part in a wide range of activities that develop their talents and interests, including coding, mindfulness and writing for the Brookland’s Bugle newspaper. They are active citizens who contribute positively to school life through leadership roles. For example, the eco team is helping to reduce food waste in the canteen. Pupils value the work of the pupil parliament, including the introduction of large-scale playground games.

What the school should improve

• Leaders should sharpen their oversight of the different areas of their work and ensure that there are robust processes in place to evaluate the impact of their work. • Pupils achieve highly, but in a very small number of subjects, some aspects of the curriculum are not yet organised well enough. Leaders should strengthen the coherence of the curriculum so that all pupils continue to learn well.

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