Broomfield Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 11 July 2023

Pupils say that the school's six 'Rs' (responsible, respectful, ready, reflective, resourceful and resilient) are the virtues they want to have when they leave in Year 6. Older pupils particularly embrace this ethos. They enjoy taking on responsibilities, such as team captains, play leaders and school councillors. They are exemplary role models for younger pupils. Pupils learn, achieve and behave well, including the youngest children in the Reception Year. They enjoy coming to school. Pupils celebrate each other's success, especially through the much-valued bookmark awards. When a few pupils struggle to regulate their behaviour, staff deal with issues calmly, kindly and effectively. Pupils approach their learning about different faiths, lifestyles and points of view with enthusiasm and energy. They apply this learning in how they treat each other on a daily basis. Bullying happens occasionally, but pupils are very confident in staff to deal with it. Pupils know how to raise any worries or concerns they have. They feel safe and are safe. Pupils are accessing an increasing number of trips, visits, visiting speakers and extra- curricular opportunities. Pupils are effusive about the sports clubs and competitions this year. A small but significant minority of parents and pupils would like more opportunities of this kind.

What the school should improve

• Leaders and governors manage the day-to-day running of the school very well. However, in some aspects of their work, there are gaps in leaders' and governors' strategic monitoring. This includes in areas such as the persistent absence of some groups of pupils and the use of additional funding. Leaders and governors need to establish monitoring systems to ensure that they are able to review where they could make provision even more efficient and effective.
• On occasion, staff are not confident to help pupils to apply learning in more complex ways. Additionally, in a very small number of subjects, teachers are not well trained enough to deliver the intended curriculum. Therefore, pupils learn the intended curriculum but sometimes find the work too easy or do not develop the complex understanding that leaders intend. Leaders should ensure that planning, assessment, staff training and leaders' monitoring work collectively to ensure that pupils are learning these subjects as fully as they should.

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