Bringhurst Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Key findings

Bringhurst is a good school which places pupils' achievement and well-being at the centre of all it does. Provision for children in Reception is outstanding as is the focus on social and moral development for all pupils.

Parents and carers are overwhelmingly supportive of all the school does. The school is not outstanding because of weaknesses in pupils' cultural development. In addition, pupils are not given individual targets for literacy and numeracy, which focus on what they need to move up to the next National Curriculum sub-level and teachers' marking in Years 1 to 6 is not consistently informing pupils what they need to do to improve.

Achievement is good. Pupils in Key Stages 1 and 2 le...arn effectively particularly in reading, writing and mathematics. Lessons are well planned and interest the pupils, who show high levels of engagement.

Behaviour is outstanding. Pupils are very considerate and polite towards each other and the adults who help them. They develop into very mature young people who express their views and opinions with confidence and clarity.

Pupils say they are very happy in school, feel safe and are not concerned about bullying. Safeguarding arrangements, including child protection, are very rigorous and secure. Teaching is good.

In Reception, teaching is outstanding. When taught by the specialist teacher, disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs receive excellent support and make outstanding progress. Teachers and learning support assistants work well together to plan lessons which are enjoyable, exciting and enthuse the pupils.

Leadership and management are good. The two headteachers are well focused on the monitoring and management of teaching and have secured the support of the staff, pupils, parents and carers, and the governing body in their drive for further improvements.

Information about the school

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

The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is well below average. Almost all pupils come from White British backgrounds. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is low.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs is below average. Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage are taught in one Reception class. Since the previous inspection the school has been awarded the Healthy Schools status, an International School Award and the Activemark.

Currently, the school is operating a co-headship model of leadership. Both headteachers have joint responsibility for the school's day-to-day leadership and management. The school meets the current floor standard set by the government.