Bramfield Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school School leaders, governors and the multi-academy trust share a clear vision for the school's development.

Together they have acted decisively to secure rapid improvements. Effective partnerships enable leaders to gain from the good practice developed in other local schools to make improvements. Self-evaluation is accurate.

The school's plans for further improvement are suitably prioritised. Actions to strengthen teaching in mathematics and reading have led to much better progress by all pupils. These new procedures are not yet fully established.

Information gained by leaders from regular testing and rigorous assessments indicates ...that the outcomes achieved by pupils in both key stages will be much higher this year. Pupils say that the school is a safe, friendly place to be. Their behaviour and conduct are very good.

They feel very safe and free from bullying. Pupils talk enthusiastically about the wide range of enjoyable enrichment activities provided for them. The school's caring and supportive ethos is promoted by staff and local church leaders.

Pupils' understanding of British values is underdeveloped. Children get off to a good start in early years. A rich, supportive environment and good teaching enable them to thrive.

Space for outdoor learning is new and remains underdeveloped. Effective teaching of early reading in the Reception class ensures that children are well prepared for Year 1. Less able readers are identified promptly and given extra support to ensure they gain a full understanding of letters and sounds.

Improvements made to teaching this year are not matched in all subjects. Art, music and physical education (PE) are popular with pupils. Pupils' learning in science and humanities subjects is underdeveloped.

Strong links are forged with parents and carers, and the local community. Safeguarding is effective.

Information about this school

The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school.

Most pupils are White British. Very few are from minority ethnic backgrounds. The proportion of pupils with SEND is below average.

A smaller than average proportion of pupils have an education, health and care (EHC) plan. The proportion of pupils eligible for pupil premium funding is below average. The school has strong links with St Andrew's Church in the village.

The school is part of the Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust (St Edmundsbury and Ipswich). It is also part of an association of three local small schools, all of which are part of the academy trust. The three schools share the same governing body and an executive headteacher.

The executive headteacher was appointed in 2017. A new head of school was appointed in 2018. The school's most recent Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) was on 18 May 2017 and it received a judgement of good.

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