Holy Family RC Primary School

Overview

Holy Family RC Primary School is described as a place where pupils enjoy a "real sense of belonging" and feel "safe and cared for well." The report states that pupils "typically achieve well" and benefit from a "well-taught curriculum," with leaders making "positive inroads into improving attendance."

Strengths

• Pupils "behave well" and demonstrate a "positive attitude to learning," with bullying "not tolerated."
• Leaders have established "rigorous systems to track pupil absence" and introduced initiatives like a minibus to remove barriers, resulting in reduced persistent absence.
• The curriculum is "broad and balanced" with "clear, ambitious end points," helping pupils develop an "appropriate body of knowledge."
• Staff provide "high levels of care and tailored support" for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, effectively reducing barriers to achievement.
• Pupils are "prepared for life in modern Britain" through a personal development programme that covers mental wellbeing, British values, and cultural appreciation.

Areas to improve

• Staff should routinely carry out "effective checks on pupils’ learning" to consistently address errors and misconceptions.
• New approaches to handwriting and spelling must be "embedded effectively" so pupils become more proficient, as current skills are "not as secure."
• Interactions with children in the early years should be "consistently purposeful and high quality" to deepen understanding across all areas of learning.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an "open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility" and concerns are "actively identified, acted upon and managed."