St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy

Overview: St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy is a good school where pupils are proud to attend, and teachers care for them well. Pupils are happy and want to learn, and the school's values celebrate the cultural diversity of all pupils. The school has a strong focus on safeguarding, with effective arrangements in place to keep pupils safe.

Strengths:

• Pupils are proud to attend the school and are happy and want to learn.
• Teachers care a great deal for pupils and strive to reach clear expectations of behaviour and learning.
• The school's values celebrate the cultural diversity of all pupils.
• Pupils feel safe and are kept safe, with adults dealing with concerns without delay.
• The school has a strong focus on safeguarding, with effective arrangements in place.

Areas to improve:

• At times, teachers expect pupils to carry out work that does not build well on prior learning, holding pupils back from developing their understanding.
• In some foundation subjects, such as music, the curriculum has recently been reviewed and implemented, but there is some variability in the way that the curriculum is being delivered.
• Leaders should ensure that the implementation of the curriculum is regularly monitored and that all staff have the expertise to deliver the curriculum as leaders intend.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.