Brookside Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The school has improved considerably since the previous inspection. Leaders and staff make sure pupils learn well in a happy and safe environment.

Pupils said that the school helps them to 'learn lots' and do their best. The leadership team has benefited from well-targeted support and challenge from the trust. This has been key to developing leaders' capacity to improve the quality of teaching and raise standards.

Teachers feel well supported by leaders. They are positive about how leaders help them to develop their teaching skills. Effective teaching means that pupils typically make strong progress in reading, writing and mathematics..../>
Pupils who fall behind receive prompt additional support to make sure that they catch up. As a result, standards are high at the end of key stages 1 and 2. Leaders use additional funding effectively to ensure that disadvantaged pupils make good progress.

Pupils take pride in their learning. Teaching motivates them to work hard. The interesting curriculum promotes pupils' positive attitudes to school.

Pupils behave sensibly and with consideration for others. They appreciate that adults deal with any poor behaviour effectively. Close partnerships with parents and carers contribute to the school's strong community feel.

Most parents praise the school's work and value the improvements leaders have made. The early years provision is safe and stimulating. Staff ensure that children grow in confidence and make good progress.

Children are prepared well for Year 1. Leaders have undoubtedly raised expectations for what pupils know and can do. Nevertheless, sometimes teaching does not do enough to deepen pupils' thinking and knowledge.

This is particularly the case in key stage 1 and in history, art and geography. Leaders' plans for improvement focus on the areas in need of most attention. Occasionally, however, leaders do not evaluate their work thoroughly enough.

This has decreased leaders' ability to maximise the quality of pupils' learning, particularly for those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. At times, extra help for these pupils is not as well targeted as it could be. Overall, pupils' attendance is broadly in line with the national average.

Despite leaders' efforts to secure improvements, absence levels for a small number of pupils remain stubbornly high. This is particularly the case for disadvantaged pupils.

Information about this school

Brookside Primary School is larger than the average-sized primary school.

The school is a sponsored academy within the Rosedale Hewens Academy Trust. The trust provides a range of support to the school. The trust has also appointed a local governing body as part of the governance structure.

The local governing body report to the trust board on a termly basis. The proportion of pupils eligible for the pupil premium funding is above the national average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is lower than that of other schools nationally.

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