Bradfield C.E. Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher, supported by a highly effective governing body, has brought about significant improvements since the previous inspection.

Owing to a comprehensive plan of training and development, teaching has improved and is now good. Teachers provide clear guidance to pupils that helps them to improve their work. Pupils work hard and make good progress to reach standards that are above average at the end of Year 6.

Disadvantaged pupils do better than other pupils, particularly in reading and mathematics. There is good support for pupils who have special educational needs or disability and so these pupils achieve well. Children get off ...to a good start in the early years.

They make good progress across all areas of learning because teaching is effective. Pupils feel safe in school. They say that adults are kind and listen to their concerns.

Pupils' behaviour is good. They are polite and friendly and they get on well together. Pupils study a range of subjects in addition to English and mathematics.

There are many additional activities, including trips and visits, that add to pupils' enjoyment of school. The school provides a warm and welcoming environment for pupils. This helps to support their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development effectively.

School leaders, including governors, have a clear view of what they are aiming to achieve. They have high expectations and are well placed to improve further. It is not yet an outstanding school because : The quality of teaching does not ensure that rates of progress for the most able pupils have been rapid enough, particularly in mathematics.

Some teachers do not expect enough work from pupils in class. Not all teachers insist on the highest standards of presentation of pupils' work. Some subject leaders are new to their roles and do not yet offer enough support to colleagues to develop the wider curriculum.

Information about this school

The school is smaller than most primary schools and pupils are taught in single-age classes. Most pupils are White British and very few speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs or disability is about average.

The proportion of pupils eligible for pupil premium funding is lower than average. This is additional funding provided by the government to support those pupils who, in this school, are entitled to free school meals or who are looked after. The school meets the government's current floor standards.

These set out the minimum expectations for pupils' learning and progress. The Sunshine Club provides 'wrap-around care' for pupils at the start and end of the school day. It is not managed by the governing body and did not form part of this inspection.

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