Brookhurst Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

The headteacher, senior leaders and governors have worked effectively together to drive improvement since the previous inspection. Pupils make good progress from their various starting points. Standards in reading, writing and mathematics are above the national average by the end of Key Stage 2.

Teaching is good across the school. Lessons are well planned. Teachers assess pupils' progress accurately.

Behaviour is good in classrooms and around the school. Pupils say that they feel very safe. They enjoy their time in lessons and in the wide range of after-school clubs.

The school's systems to ensure that pupils are safe a...re outstanding. Those who are potentially vulnerable are well cared for and staff are appropriately checked before being appointed. Parents and carers are extremely supportive of the school.

They agree that the care and welfare of all pupils are strengths of the school. Children get off to a good start in the Early Years Foundation Stage and make good progress because : the staff get to know them well and help them to settle to school life quickly. The school provides pupils with an interesting range of subjects, topics and experiences which contribute very strongly to their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

Pupils have positive attitudes to learning and talk enthusiastically about their lessons and the activities they have undertaken. Senior leaders have a very clear understanding of what the school needs to do in order to continue to improve. Actions taken by leaders to improve the quality of teaching have rapidly raised pupils' attainment in mathematics and phonics (the sounds that letters make).

Governors provide both challenge and support to school leaders. The governing body monitors the school's work well and is ambitious for its improvement. It is not yet an outstanding school because : At times, the work provided in class for less-able pupils and those with special educational needs is too difficult for them to make rapid progress.

Pupils do not routinely act on the advice teachers give them when they mark their work. Some teaching assistants have too little impact and do not do enough to promote learning in class.

Information about this school

This school is larger than the average-sized primary school.

Around four-fifths of the pupils are White British. Approximately a fifth of pupils are from minority ethnic groups; the largest of which are from Indian backgrounds. This is below average.

One pupil in 20 speaks English as an additional language. This is below the national average. One pupil in seven is disabled pupils or has special educational needs supported at school action.

This is above average. One pupil in 20 is supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs. This is also below the national average.

No pupils have an education, health and care plan. One pupil in 12 is supported by the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for disadvantaged pupils. This is below the national average.

A pre-school shares the same school site but this is not managed by the school's governing body and is subject to a separate inspection. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics. At the time of the inspection, the headteacher was absent.

The deputy headteacher was temporarily leading the school during the inspection. The Chair of the Governing Body was elected in September 2014. During the inspection, Year 6 pupils were out of school on a residential visit.

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