Our Lady and St Patrick Primary School

Overview

The report describes a school with an "ambitious" vision that creates a "caring, compassionate and welcoming learning community" where children and families are valued. It highlights a strong culture of trust, high expectations, and effective community partnerships, though it notes the need for greater consistency in planning, teaching, and assessment.

Strengths

• A "caring and respectful culture" underpinned by a clear vision and core values, with senior leaders providing a "daily presence" that fosters trust.
• Highly effective support for health, wellbeing, and inclusion, including targeted interventions, a bilingual life coach, and "well-established and strategic community partnerships".
• Strong equity measures, such as subsidised breakfast clubs and food vouchers, which help address social deprivation and improve attendance.
• Purposeful use of digital technology and a "coherent and progressive" ICT provision that enhances engagement and creativity.
• Effective specialist provision where staff and classroom assistants collaborate to create "nurturing and inclusive classrooms" for children with additional needs.

Areas to improve

• Develop "greater consistency in planning, teaching and assessment for successful learning, with a particular focus on improving the quality of the children’s writing."
• Strengthen monitoring and evaluation processes to support improvements in planning and assessment.
• Review the length of the school day to ensure alignment with statutory guidance.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for child protection align to the current statutory guidance."