Broomhill Infant School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 7 November 2023

Broomhill Infant School is a happy and welcoming school where pupils thrive. Pupils and staff describe the school as being 'one big family'. Staff are ambitious for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They have high expectations of what pupils can achieve. Pupils work hard, enjoy learning, and are proud of their achievements. Pupils behave well throughout school. In lessons they are keen to learn and they participate positively in lessons. They are polite and welcoming of visitors. Pupils report that bullying is rare. They are confident that adults would be quick to address any problems with behaviour if they did arise. Pupils benefit significantly from the exceptional personal development offered by the school. Every pupil accesses a day of high-quality outdoor learning each week. These opportunities are carefully planned by expert teachers and enhance and reinforce learning across the curriculum. Pupils understand and celebrate the differences between each other There are frequent celebrations of the diversity of the community. This might be through acknowledging religious celebrations or inviting parents to talk to pupils about their cultural heritage. Parents are involved in a very close partnership with the school. Parents who completed Ofsted's survey, Parent View, were overwhelmingly positive about the school and would recommend it to others.

What the school should improve

• Some pupils do not attend school often enough. They miss out on important learning, which hinders their achievement. Leaders should ensure that they continue to work with parents and carers so that they understand the importance of school attendance and the impact this has on pupils' learning.
• Pupils' work, across subjects, contains errors in basic skills, including in handwriting, punctuation and spelling. These are not consistently addressed by staff. Pupils repeat the same mistakes over time, which hinders them from achieving as well as they should. The school needs to make sure that all staff consistently identify and promptly address pupils' errors and misconceptions.
• In a small number of subjects, curriculum plans have not been fully embedded. As a result, some pupils do not remember the important knowledge as well as they could in those subjects. The school should continue its work to embed the curriculum so that the impact is seen in all pupils reaching the highest standards of which they are capable.

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