Broomhill Infant School

Overview

Broomhill Infant School is described as a ‘happy and welcoming school where pupils thrive’, with staff and pupils characterising it as ‘one big family’. The inspection highlights an ‘ambitious curriculum’ and ‘exceptional personal development’, particularly through high-quality outdoor learning, resulting in a ‘Good’ overall effectiveness judgement.

Strengths

• Pupils benefit from ‘exceptional personal development’, including weekly outdoor learning that ‘enhance[s] and reinforce[s] learning across the curriculum’.
• Reading is a ‘very high priority’, with ‘well trained teachers’ delivering phonics and ‘highly focussed and bespoke interventions’ addressing gaps quickly.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are ‘supported well’ through adapted curricula and a dedicated ‘hub’ for emotional regulation.
• Staff are ‘proud to work at the school’, appreciating leadership’s consideration of their ‘workload and well-being’.
• Parents are involved in a ‘very close partnership’ with the school and were ‘overwhelmingly positive’ in surveys.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must ensure more pupils attend school regularly, as some ‘miss out on important learning, which hinders their achievement’.
• Staff need to ‘consistently identify and promptly address pupils’ errors and misconceptions’ in basic skills like spelling, handwriting, and punctuation.
• The school should continue to embed curriculum plans in a ‘small number of subjects’ so pupils remember important knowledge as well as they could.

Safeguarding

The report states that ‘the arrangements for safeguarding are effective’.