Brockley Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Leaders have worked diligently to improve the school since the previous inspection.

Their actions have created a learning environment in which pupils make good progress. Leaders know the school's strengths and their accurate evaluations identify areas for continued improvement. The school improvement plan, however, does not help leaders in sustaining some of the improvements that they make.

Leaders have brought consistency to the quality of teaching, which is now good. Teachers use assessment to plan work that is well matched to pupils' needs. Pupils make good progress throughout the school.

This leads to standards being at least... in line with, and sometimes above, those seen nationally by the end of key stage 1 and key stage 2. Leaders use the pupil premium funding well to ensure that most disadvantaged pupils make good progress. However, the gaps in attainment between some disadvantaged pupils and other pupils nationally are not closing quickly enough.

Leaders provide pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) with effective support. These pupils achieve well from their starting points. The school's curriculum is designed to engage pupils as learners.

Curriculum plans ensure that pupils increase their knowledge, skills and understanding across all subjects. Pupils behave well and show positive attitudes to learning. They are polite and respectful.

Leaders provide a safe environment for pupils to learn in. Leaders place a high importance on pupils' personal development and welfare. They promote pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural understanding well.

Pupils are well prepared for life in modern Britain. Leaders have successfully improved some pupils' attendance. A small group of pupils, however, still do not attend as well as they should.

In addition, too many pupils do not turn up to school on time, which hinders their learning. Children in the early years are cared for well. They make good progress in all areas of learning.

New governors are committed to school improvement. However, they have not yet developed the skills and structures needed to provide effective challenge to school leaders.

Information about this school

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

The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is well above average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is average. The proportion of pupils with an education, health and care plan is below average.

Most pupils are of White British heritage. The school is part of the Bolsover Excellence School Trust teaching group. The school provides a breakfast club for its pupils.