Our Lady's and St Mochua's Primary School

Overview

The inspection describes a school where the vision is “lived out consistently and fully” through “excellent relationships” and a “highly effective curriculum provision.” The report highlights a “protective, caring and inclusive” environment where children are “happy, motivated” and demonstrate “exemplary” behaviour.

Strengths

• “High‑quality learning” is consistent across the school, supported by “consistently effective” teaching and “high expectations for behaviour, effort and engagement.”
• Provision for children with special educational needs is “well established” and supports them “very effectively,” with children making “very good progress from their individual starting point.”
• The school fosters a “dynamic community of learning” through “dynamic links and partnerships” with local schools, businesses, and community groups.
• Children’s writing skills have improved significantly due to a “consistent whole‑school approach,” with pupils producing “high-quality emerging and extended writing.”
• Parents expressed that “the warmth and sense of community are exceptional,” reflecting strong home-school links and open communication.

Areas to improve

• The school should “continue to develop the roles and responsibilities of middle leaders” to further support strategic improvement.

Safeguarding

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