Bromham CofE Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
451
AGES
4 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Voluntary controlled school
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The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(28/03/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
73%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Grange Lane
Bromham
Bedford
MK43 8NR
01234822784

School Description

You, the leadership team and governors have maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Pupils enjoy their time at school, want to do well and take pride in their learning. Strong relationships have already been forged between pupils and their new teachers, demonstrated by the exemplary behaviour in every classroom and the enthusiasm with which pupils speak about their lessons. Pupils welcomed me as a visitor to their school and were keen to talk about their learning and what it is like to be a pupil at Bromham CofE Primary School. Parents who responded to Ofsted’s online survey, Parent View, were overwhelmingly supportive of the school and its leadership, agreeing that their children are happy and well looked after. In September 2017, the school took pupils into Year 5 for the first time, and it will become a full primary school with provision for pupils from four to 11 in September 2018. With the support of your governing body, your leadership team has prepared well for these changes, managing a new build and the need to improve facilities to meet the needs of older pupils. While you are expanding the school, you remain determined that every pupil will continue to be well known as an individual because of the values that underpin everything you do. Pupils are taught British values and are encouraged to develop an understanding of values such as respect and resilience through assemblies and classroom activities. Year 5 pupils told me that they provide support for younger ones by acting as ‘buddies’ at break and lunchtime. On the playground, children play together in a friendly and considerate way. Improvements in provision continue as the school uses its sport premium funding to ensure that there is a full range of sporting opportunities for all pupils to take part in. This will include, for example, hockey, basketball and cricket for the first time this year. The school already has a full extra-curricular sporting programme. On the day of the inspection, the running club still set out despite the rain and Reception children were joining the dance class for the first time. A wide variety of nonsporting clubs is also on offer, including Hama beads, Lego and dinosaur clubs. Children make good progress from their starting points in Reception. They arrive with development broadly typical for their age. By the time they move into Year 1, a greater proportion of them have reached a good level of development compared to their peers nationally. When I visited the Reception class, it was difficult to believe that the children had only been in school for less than two weeks. Staff have high expectations of behaviour, which the children have risen to, and teachers provide stimulating and varied activities designed not only to assess children’s starting points but also to begin their learning journey immediately. Parents’ comments on Ofsted’s online survey, Parent View, reinforce this picture of children who have settled quickly and who are already making progress in their learning. You and your team responded swiftly to a drop in the proportion of Year 1 pupils who reached the required standard in the phonics screening check in 2016. You changed the way pupils are grouped for their lessons and provided extra training for both teachers and teaching assistants. The impact of this is clear from the greatly improved results of the unvalidated 2017 phonics screening check, where 93% of pupils reached the required standard. Of the pupils who did not make the standard in 2016, only a small minority did not achieve this by the end of Year 2. By the end of key stage 1, in reading and writing, pupils achieve broadly in line with their peers nationally. They do particularly well in reading and pupils told me that ‘reading is important and we do it a lot’. Teachers plan interesting activities to engage pupils in their learning. For example, while visiting a Year 3 class studying the Second World War, we were interrupted by an air-raid siren. At this point, the pupils left the classroom to crowd into a makeshift Anderson shelter. The writing they produced later in the day clearly captured the cramped and uncomfortable experience that this must have been for wartime children. Your senior and middle leaders ensure that the school’s marking and feedback policy is applied consistently and comments from teachers in pupils’ books are usually helpful. Most pupils were able tell me with confidence what they have to do to improve their work. Since the previous inspection, your subject leaders have taken on more responsibility for monitoring the effectiveness of teaching, training other members of staff and using progress information to inform classroom practice.

Bromham CofE Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>57, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 141 responses up to 31-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>61, "agree"=>33, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 141 responses up to 31-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>49, "agree"=>42, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 141 responses up to 31-03-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>70, "strongly_agree"=>6, "agree"=>13, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 141 responses up to 31-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>57, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 141 responses up to 31-03-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>23, "strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>17, "disagree"=>12, "strongly_disagree"=>6, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 141 responses up to 31-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>20, "disagree"=>17, "strongly_disagree"=>17, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 30 responses up to 31-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>45, "agree"=>42, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 141 responses up to 31-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>50, "agree"=>38, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 141 responses up to 31-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>35, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>12, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 141 responses up to 31-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>52, "agree"=>43, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 141 responses up to 31-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>65, "agree"=>28, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 141 responses up to 31-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>44, "agree"=>33, "disagree"=>14, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 141 responses up to 31-03-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>87, "no"=>13} UNLOCK Figures based on 141 responses up to 31-03-2023

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