Brookfields Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

evaluation of the school.

• The inspectors carried out deep dives in early reading, mathematics, science, geography and music.

For the deep dives, inspectors discussed the curriculum with subject leaders, visited lessons, spoke to teachers and pupils and looked at samples of pupils' work. ? Inspectors held meetings with the headteacher, the deputy headteacher, curriculum leaders and the special educational needs coordinator. The lead inspector met representatives from the trust.

• Inspectors met with the leaders responsible for the early years, disadvantaged pupils, behaviour, attendance and personal development. Inspectors also met with groups of staff. ? Inspectors examined a range of school documentatio...n, including leaders' self-evaluation, records of governance and documentation relating to attendance and pupils' behaviour.

• The lead inspector met with the designated leader for safeguarding to discuss the actions taken to keep pupils safe. The lead inspector reviewed a range of documents, including the school's single central record. ? The lead inspector listened to a sample of pupils in Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 read to a familiar adult.

Inspectors met with several groups of pupils from across the school. ? The inspectors took account of responses to Ofsted's online survey for parents, Ofsted Parent View, the survey for pupils and the survey for staffThe lead inspector spoke informally with parents on arrival at the school. Inspection team Corinne Biddell, lead inspector His Majesty's Inspector Linda Brown Ofsted Inspector Anne Potter Ofsted Inspector The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages.

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Information about this school

• Brookfields Primary School joined the Create Partnership Trust to become an academy in November 2018. When its predecessor school was last inspected by Ofsted, it was judged to be inadequate overall.

• Leaders do not make use of any alternative provision. ? The headteacher was appointed in September 2022. ? The school operates a breakfast club.