Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School

Overview

Leyland St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School is described as a “caring and welcoming” institution where pupils feel “happy and valued.” The report highlights “positive” relationships between staff and pupils, with children demonstrating “exceptionally polite” behaviour and “excellent attitudes in lessons.” Overall, the school provides a high-quality education with effective leadership and strong personal development outcomes.

Strengths

• Pupils display “exceptionally polite” behaviour and are “eager to learn,” responding well to high expectations.
• The curriculum is “broad” and designed to enable pupils to “build their knowledge logically over time.”
• Reading is prioritised effectively, with a “suitable phonics programme” ensuring pupils typically become “fluent and confident readers.”
• Staff identify the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) at an “early stage” and provide effective support.
• The school has been “tenacious in reducing pupils’ persistent absence,” resulting in high attendance rates.

Areas to improve

• In some subjects, teachers are not quick enough to identify and rectify gaps in knowledge, meaning some pupils “move on to new learning before they are ready.”
• Pupils lack a “well-developed understanding of fundamental British values,” which limits their knowledge of British society.

Safeguarding

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