Broomfields Junior School

About Broomfields Junior School

Broomfields Junior School was rated Good overall by Ofsted in its most recent inspection in 2024, but the detail tells a more interesting story. The school earned Outstanding ratings for both personal development and behaviour and attitudes, which suggests a strong focus on how children grow as individuals and how they conduct themselves in school. On the academic front, the most telling metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined: 63 per cent. That is below the Warrington local authority average of 69 per cent, and it places Broomfields 37th out of 69 primary schools in the borough. In the national rankings, the school sits around the middle, at the 51st percentile. This is a school where the pastoral and behavioural side is clearly a strength, but academic outcomes at the expected level are more mixed compared with local peers.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, individual subjects show a varied picture. In writing, 82 per cent of pupils met the expected standard, and in maths it was 80 per cent, both healthy figures. Reading was slightly lower at 78 per cent. Where the school really struggles is at the higher standard: only 8 per cent of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across reading, writing and maths combined. That is a low figure and explains why the school ranks 39th out of 55 in Warrington on this measure. Individual subject higher scores are more respectable — 27 per cent in reading, 24 per cent in writing and 20 per cent in maths — but the combined figure drags the overall picture down. The school’s average scaled scores in reading and maths are both 105, exactly in line with the national average. For parents focused on high attainment, this may not be the strongest choice, but for solid progress at the expected level, it is a reasonable option.

Broomfields is a junior school for ages 7 to 11, with 344 pupils on roll against a capacity of 390, so there is some room. It is a mixed, non-religious state school with no sixth form or nursery. The facilities are notably strong for a primary: a sensory room, forest school, art studios, music rooms and even a chapel. Sports include football, cricket, athletics, rounders, swimming and netball, and clubs range from drama and choir to coding and gardening. The school has a wide range of SEND provisions, covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language issues, hearing and multi-sensory impairments, physical disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder. For families whose children need additional support, this breadth of provision is a real asset. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School, less than a kilometre away, so parents in the area have a strong local alternative if academic outcomes are the priority.

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