Bramhope Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Main findings

This is an outstanding school.

Pupils grow into mature, confident and well balanced young citizens extremely well prepared for their next stage of life. Parents and carers, with whom the school has exceptional levels of engagement, value it very highly. Excellent provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage sets children up extremely well for school life.

Across the school, excellent teaching, an outstanding curriculum and high quality care, guidance and support lead to excellent progress for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. As a consequence, attainment in English and mathematics at the end of Year 6 is consistently high. In addition, pupils dev...elop advanced skills in information and communication technology (ICT) and many excel in aspects of music and sport.

Outstanding spiritual, moral, social and cultural development contributes to excellent relationships and exemplary behaviour. Whether it is participating in Shakespeare's plays, being advocates for the environment or competing in athletics events, pupils cannot get enough of school. Consistently high attendance reflects the pupils' enthusiasm.

One uttered, 'I love lessons, they are fun and the teachers are great, even though we have to work hard!' Remarkable attitudes are evident; it is not enough for pupils to learn facts, which they do very well, they thrive on discovering and finding out for themselves. Pupils' deep understanding of the importance of healthy lifestyles, both in terms of physical development and emotional well-being, reflects excellent provision within the school. First aid courses, such as 'Heart-Start', and the attention given to raising awareness of the risks of the internet contribute to the pupils' excellent understanding of safety.

Most pupils have a strong sense of responsibility for others and make an excellent contribution to the school and the local community. Outstanding leadership by the headteacher, who expects the best from pupils and staff, underpins the school's success. Everyone matters and the high priority given to inclusion means that racism and incidents of aggression are extremely rare.

Partnerships with others, for example, the local network of schools, have an excellent impact on pupils' education. First-rate management systems, involving a talented team of leaders and an excellent governing body, identify areas that can be improved even further, such as the need to sharpen the evaluation of the pupils' understanding of diversity in modern society. The combination of accurate self-evaluation, successful actions to rectify weaknesses and consistently high outcomes indicates an outstanding capacity for the school to sustain improvement.

It is no surprise that one parent/carer commented that the school, 'provides a first-class education, has a particularly friendly atmosphere and is a well-run school'.

Information about the school

This is a larger-than-average-sized primary school. The large majority of pupils are of White British heritage; a few pupils speak English as an additional language.

The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is below the national average, as is the proportion with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The Inclusion Charter Mark has been achieved together with the Stephen Lawrence Education Standard. In addition, the school has gained the Eco Schools Green Flag, an International School's Award and Active Mark Gold.

Success has also been gained in securing the standards for financial management in schools. Since the previous inspection, one assistant headteacher has been appointed to the senior leadership team. A before and after school club is run by a private provider and is inspected separately by Ofsted.

Inspection grades: 1 is outstanding, 2 is good, 3 is satisfactory and 4 is inadequate Please turn to the glossary for a description of the grades and inspection terms

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