St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Overview

St Anne’s Catholic Primary School delivers a high-quality education where pupils feel “safe, known and valued.” The report highlights a “calm and orderly culture” with strong attendance and effective teaching that supports diverse learners, including those with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils. While most areas meet a “strong standard,” some pupils require further support in phonics and writing to fully secure essential knowledge.

Strengths

• Leaders establish a “calm and orderly culture” where pupils behave well, treat each other with respect, and show “positive attitudes to learning.”
• The curriculum is “ambitious” and logically sequenced, ensuring pupils build securely on prior knowledge and retain key vocabulary over time.
• Staff provide “precisely matched” care and education in the early years, helping children with limited spoken English or vulnerable backgrounds access learning fully.
• Disadvantaged pupils make “substantial progress” from their starting points and often outperform similar groups nationally.
• Pupils develop strong personal development and wellbeing through a curriculum that promotes equality, diversity, and emotional regulation strategies.

Areas to improve

• Leaders should strengthen the “consistency and precision of phonics and writing teaching” so more pupils secure essential knowledge quickly.
• A small number of pupils do not consistently meet national expectations in phonics at the end of Year 1 or in writing at the end of key stage 2.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an “open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility” and concerns are actively identified and managed.