St Bridget's Primary School

Overview

The inspection highlights that children benefit from "warm, caring and supportive relationships" with staff who know them well. However, the report identifies significant weaknesses in leadership, learning, teaching, and wellbeing across the primary school, alongside inadequate care processes in the nursery class. Consequently, the school requires additional support and will undergo a further inspection within six months.

Strengths

• Children are described as "friendly and welcoming" and are "proud of their school".
• Staff establish "successful and supportive relationships" with parents and the local community.
• The nursery class provides "good" play and learning opportunities.

Areas to improve

• The local authority must take "immediate action to improve the leadership of the school" to provide clear direction and ensure all areas work as one learning community.
• Staff must adopt "robust and rigorous approaches" to monitor learning, teaching, and children’s attainment.
• Senior leaders must support staff to improve the curriculum and planning to ensure "coherent, progressive learning experiences" for all children.
• The nursery must implement "robust quality assurance processes" to meet children’s care, health, and safety needs, including completing personal plans.

Safeguarding

The Care Inspectorate requires the provider to implement robust quality assurance processes by 1 October 2025 to ensure children’s care, health, wellbeing, and safety needs are met, including monitoring medication and environmental risks.