Bromham CofE Primary School

Bromham CofE Primary School has maintained its status as a good school, showcasing a positive and supportive environment for both pupils and staff. The school has established clear behavioral expectations, and pupils display strong manners and respect towards others. With a curriculum designed to progressively build knowledge, pupils excel particularly in reading and engage well in their lessons, taking on various responsibilities that contribute to their personal development. This marks the first routine inspection for the school since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing inspectors to assess the long-term impacts of the pandemic on the school's progression.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate excellent behavior and manners.
• The curriculum is well-structured and progressive.
• Teachers effectively engage pupils in learning.
• Pupils enjoy reading and have access to well-matched reading materials.
• Strong focus on personal development and leadership opportunities for pupils.
• Effective early years curriculum that prepares children for key stage 1.
• Vigilant approaches to safeguarding and support for vulnerable pupils.
• Governors provide knowledgeable support and challenge for school leaders.

Areas for Improvement

• Feedback given to pupils on their learning is not consistently effective.
• Errors and misconceptions in pupils' work are sometimes left unaddressed.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bromham CofE Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Bromham CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bromham CofE Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.5% of pupils at Bromham CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Bromham CofE Primary School received £6,339 and spent £6,332 for each of its 496 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £173,000 (£348 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Bromham CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bromham CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Bromham CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bromham CofE Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Bromham CofE Primary School have?

Bromham CofE Primary School has 496 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bromham CofE Primary School cover?

Bromham CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Bromham CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bromham CofE Primary School?

Bromham CofE Primary School is at Grange Lane, Bromham, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 8NR.