St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Overview

St Anne’s Catholic Primary School is described as a “welcoming and inclusive” institution where pupils are “happy and enthusiastic ambassadors.” The report highlights that children demonstrate “high levels of respect” and “great self-discipline,” contributing to an environment where they are encouraged to “learn and flourish.”

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit “Outstanding” behaviour and attitudes, conducting themselves “exceptionally well” and acting in a “kind way” towards others.
• Personal development is “Outstanding,” with a “strong moral code” and a curriculum that teaches “kindness, listening and acceptance.”
• The curriculum is “ambitious” and “carefully sequenced,” ensuring pupils achieve well, particularly in early years, English, and mathematics.
• There is a “strong culture of reading,” with phonics taught well and pupils learning to read “proficiently” with growing confidence.
• Leadership provides “strong oversight,” ensuring staff workload is “manageable” and teachers are “highly appreciative” of the guidance they receive.

Areas to improve

• In a “small number of subjects,” teachers do not always accurately check pupil understanding, leading to unaddressed “gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
• The school must ensure understanding is “checked consistently well across all subjects” so misconceptions are addressed swiftly.

Safeguarding

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