The school is larger than the average-sized primary school. It is sponsored by the Active Learning Trust. The trust delegates aspects of governance to the local governing body. The board of trustees is the accountable body. Most pupils are White British. The proportion of pupils eligible for support through the government’s pupil premium funding is above the national average. The proportion of pupils who receive SEN support is below the national average, and the proportion of pupils who have a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan is above the national average. The executive headteacher has provided support to the school during several leadership changes, and he is also the principal of the local secondary school. Inspection report: Burrowmoor Primary School, 16–17 October 2018 Page 9 of 11 The current headteacher joined the school in September 2018. Information about this inspection Inspectors observed teaching and learning in every class. Some of the observations were carried out jointly with the headteacher. A wide range of pupils’ workbooks were examined by inspectors throughout the inspection. Inspectors held meetings with the executive headteacher, the headteacher, the assistant headteachers, the SENCo, a group of subject leaders, the PE coordinator, the library coordinator, the newly qualified teacher and trainee teacher, the office manager and the family worker. The lead inspector met with the chair of the local governing body and a representative from the trust. In addition, the lead inspector had a telephone conversation with the chief executive officer (CEO) of the trust. Inspectors spoke to pupils informally in class, and around the school at breaktimes and lunchtimes, to seek their views about the school. Meetings were also held with three different groups of pupils more formally to discuss their learning and many aspects of school life. One inspector attended a whole-school assembly. Some pupils were heard reading their books. Inspectors also talked to pupils about their reading habits and looked at their reading records. Inspectors scrutinised the school’s website and a range of school documents, including: assessment information; minutes from the local governing body meetings; reports from external consultants; the school’s own evaluation; improvement plans; and records about behaviour, safeguarding and attendance. Inspectors considered the 24 responses made by parents to Parent View, Ofsted’s online questionnaire, and the 24 responses to the Ofsted free-text system. Inspectors also spoke to some parents before and after school. There were no responses to Ofsted’s online staff and pupil surveys. Inspection team Fiona Webb, lead inspector Her Majesty’s Inspector Paul Copping Ofsted Inspector Bridgette Gough Ofsted Inspector Inspection report: Burrowmoor Primary School, 16–17 October 2018 Page 10 of 11 Any complaints about the inspection or the report should be made following the procedures set out in the guidance ‘Raising concerns and making a complaint about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/publications/complaints-about-ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email [email protected].