Bosmere Junior School

Overview

Bosmere Junior School continues to be a good school, where pupils are “confident and well mannered” and “enjoy school.” Leaders are described as “ambitious,” fostering a “harmonious, professional atmosphere” where staff demonstrate “moral purpose and diligence.” The school places strong emphasis on its values, with pupils actively taking on responsibilities such as being “school councillors” or “eco-council” members.

Strengths

• Pupils are “proud of their school” and support others well, including through a valued “buddy reading” system.
• Provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is “very well led,” enabling them to make “considerable academic and pastoral progress.”
• Learning in mathematics and physical education is successful because these subjects “regularly revisit previously taught knowledge,” helping pupils link current learning to previous work.
• Leaders provide “good opportunities to develop pupils’ wider experiences,” ensuring no pupil misses out due to financial reasons.
• Staff are “exceptionally positive about the support they receive,” contributing to a positive school culture.

Areas to improve

• Some staff lack the expertise to help pupils who are struggling to learn to read; leaders must ensure staff have the “full range of expertise that they require.”
• Not all foundation-subject curriculums are “logically sequenced,” meaning teachers do not always have clarity on prior learning; leaders need to improve the “precision of sequencing” in these subjects.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with a “strong culture of safeguarding” where training is “thorough and up to date” and leaders make “prompt and effective decisions” when concerns arise.