Ofsted Rating & Our Journey
Where we were:
In September 2022, we launched a rebrand school with the aim of raising aspirations & expectations within our school community, a community that had experienced significant instability & trauma at a critical time emerging from the pandemic. In November 2022, our OFSTED inspection acknowledged the difficult period the school had recently gone through but recognised that our new vision for high-quality education based on raising academic aspirations for students was in the early stages of being realised. Nevertheless, it was observed that some students receive a variable quality of teaching, that expectations around students’ behaviour were inconsistent & that small pockets of students did not behave well enough in unstructured times & sometimes display intolerant attitudes.
Where we are:
Our OFSTED inspection in October 2024 validated the impact of the significant work that has taken place to develop the character and culture of the school. Inspectors commented that students articulated that they felt happy, safe and that diversity is valued. It was noted that “pupils, staff and parents and carers agree that this school has improved since the previous inspection” and this is further evidenced through the Parent View responses, with 83% of responses recommending the school, an increase from 46% just under two years ago.
There is further evidence to support the impact of these positive changes including Local Authority reviews and student and parent voice, alongside a significant reduction in the number of fixed term suspensions. Attendance has also improved with data in line with the national figures for 2023-24 and a marked reduction in persistent absenteeism.
Teaching & learning across the school has shown increased consistency following the introduction of the Teaching and Learning toolkit but there is further work to be done around assessment for learning and adaptive teaching to ensure that students make more progress than is currently the case.
We are delighted that given the rapid improvement of the school, the inspection team have full confidence in the school having the capacity to improve further the effectiveness of teaching that pupils experience.
What our Parents have said about Bromfords in Summer 2024:
97% of our Year 7 parents/carers say their child is happy at Bromfords.
92% of our Year 7 parents/carers say we have high expectations for their child.
92% of our Year 7 parents/carers say their child is doing well at Bromfords.
94% of our Year 7 parents/carers would recommend our school to other parents.
Click here to access the Ofsted Parent view survey
Click here for the Bromfords Schools Ofsted reports
Click here to access DFE School Performance Tables
