Cathedral School

Overview

The report states that standards achieved by pupils are "extremely high," with "excellent" judgements across all inspection areas. It highlights that the "high quality of teaching" and "engaging curriculum" enable nearly all pupils to become "confident, ambitious, aspirational and well-informed learners."

Strengths

• Pupils make "outstanding progress" and exhibit "particularly high levels of wellbeing," feeling "safe and well cared for."
• The curriculum is "broad and balanced," building "systematically and extremely effectively" on knowledge and skills.
• There is an "extensive and particularly well-supported programme of co-curricular activities" that enhances personal and social development.
• Teachers provide "extremely helpful verbal and written feedback," and most have "outstanding subject knowledge."
• The school provides "high-quality care, support and guidance," including robust tracking and bespoke support for additional learning needs.

Areas to improve

• The report recommends the school "increase opportunities for pupils to contribute to the school’s strategic initiatives."
• Inspectors noted that on "a very few occasions, tasks do not challenge individual pupils well enough" or provide sufficient opportunities to learn from errors.

Safeguarding

The report confirms that the school meets the regulatory requirements for the "welfare, health and safety of pupils" and that pupils are "confident that the school deals with any concerns effectively."