All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport

Overview

The report describes a “happy and welcoming school community” where staff forge strong relationships with pupils and families. While behaviour, personal development, and leadership are judged as “Good,” the quality of education “Requires improvement” because recent curriculum changes are still being implemented, leaving pupils with “gaps in knowledge.”

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit positive attitudes, listening attentively and embodying the ‘All Saints Way’ through roles such as ‘values ambassadors.’
• Effective leadership provides clear direction for curriculum design and ensures staff workload remains manageable.
• Early years provision is “Good,” with children benefiting from learning “well matched to their needs” and developing confidence quickly.
• The school prioritises reading, using matched books to help pupils become “increasingly fluent readers.”
• Attendance rates are improving due to “swift and effective action” to support pupils and families.

Areas to improve

• Ensure new curriculums are “completed and implemented consistently well” so pupils gain a “strong body of knowledge.”
• Make sure teachers routinely check that pupils are “fully secure with prior learning” before introducing new content to address misconceptions.
• Ensure staff use available information to adapt teaching for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) more effectively.

Safeguarding

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