Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

Overview: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a mixed primary school with 178 pupils, where pupils are happy to come to school and have positive attitudes towards their learning and towards each other. However, the quality of education is not yet good enough, with the curriculum design and implementation being priorities for improvement.

Strengths:

• Pupils are happy to come to school and have positive attitudes towards their learning and towards each other.
• Adults know the pupils well and provide a supportive environment.
• The school has high expectations for pupils' behaviour and a clear rules system.
• Pupils understand the democratic process and have opportunities to develop as responsible citizens.
• The curriculum for pupils to understand the world around them is carefully designed and promotes diversity and inclusion.

Areas to improve:

• The quality of education is not yet good enough, with the curriculum design and implementation being priorities for improvement.
• Pupils do not build their knowledge well over time in a range of subjects, including reading and mathematics.
• The school does not know how effectively some subjects are designed and implemented, leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge.
• Governors do not have a sufficient depth of understanding of the quality of education pupils receive, and need to hold the school to account for improving it.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.