St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Overview

St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School is described as having a “friendly, welcoming and inclusive culture” where pupils feel “secure and well cared for.” The report highlights a “calm, nurturing, community ethos” and notes that leaders have created a “highly inclusive environment” with strong support for vulnerable pupils.

Strengths

• Leaders have established a “highly inclusive environment” with a “deep understanding of pupils' needs,” ensuring timely support for those with special educational needs and disabilities.
• Pupils are “very well prepared for future life in Britain,” developing a “deep understanding of the spiritual and cultural aspects of life” and a “powerful sense of belonging.”
• The school maintains a “broad, engaging and ambitious curriculum” with a “clear and successful emphasis on developing pupils' love of reading.”
• Attendance is “consistently above the national average,” supported by leaders who “engage very well with parents and carers.”
• Staff are “knowledgeable about the subjects they teach” and use “high-quality interactions” effectively, particularly in the early years.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must ensure the revised curriculum for handwriting, spelling, and multiplication tables is “securely embedded in all year groups” to achieve consistent fluency.
• Staff should continue to embed behaviour strategies so that all pupils, including a small proportion who struggle, demonstrate “consistent self-discipline.”

Safeguarding

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