Broadway Junior School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Pupils' reading is a strength of the school's work, because of the high priority the school gives to it and the involvement of all adult staff in listening to pupils read. Members of the auxiliary staff play an important part in helping pupils to read well. Evidence in books, in classrooms and in the school's records show that teaching over time has been good.

Pupils' behaviour is good and improves as they move through the school. The headteacher and deputy headteacher make a good team with their different specialisms and preferences. One likes keeping a check on systems to track achievement, while the other specialises in pastoral care....

Middle leaders make a good contribution to pupils' progress and to improving teaching. The governing body are committed and ambitious and supports the school well. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils' achievement in writing did not match that in reading and mathematics in 2014.

Pupils make too many spelling errors and do not take enough pride in their handwriting. When pupils respond to the teachers' comments after their books are marked they are not given sufficient guidance on how it might be improved further. Higher-ability pupils are not always given more difficult work.

Information about this school

Broadway is an average-sized primary school. The proportion of pupils classed as disadvantaged and eligible for the pupil premium is well above average. (The pupil premium is additional funding for those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals, and those that are looked after by the local authority.

) The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is just below average. Almost all pupils are from White British communities. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics by the end of Year 6.