All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School

Overview

All Saints’ is described as a “welcoming and friendly haven” where “warm and positive relationships” create a caring community. The report highlights an “aspirational” curriculum and “exceptional” enrichment activities, noting that pupils are “happy at school” and demonstrate “exceptionally mature attitudes.”

Strengths

• Pupils benefit from an “exceptional range of enrichment activities,” including community service and cultural trips, which help them “make a positive contribution to their school and society.”
• The early years provision is praised, with children getting off to a “flying start” and being “exceptionally well prepared for the demands of Year 1.”
• Staff “skilfully identify and address the additional needs of pupils,” ensuring those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) “progress well through the curriculum alongside their peers.”
• Personal development is strong, with pupils showing a “strong understanding of equalities and of fundamental British values” and respecting “one another’s opinions and beliefs.”
• The school fosters a “strong sense of teamwork,” supporting staff well-being and working in partnership with parents and governors.

Areas to improve

• Checks on pupils’ learning do not always identify if prior knowledge is “fully secure,” meaning “misconceptions and gaps in learning go unnoticed.”
• Staff do not routinely address errors in “spelling, punctuation and handwriting,” causing some pupils to “continue to repeat these errors.”
• Systems to address low attendance and punctuality do not remove barriers “swiftly enough,” meaning many pupils “miss out on valuable learning.”

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”