St Bronagh's Primary School

Overview

St Bronagh’s Primary School is described as a caring, nurturing environment where every child is “known” and individually supported. The inspection highlights a “clearly articulated, shared vision” rooted in Catholic ethos, with staff demonstrating “adaptive teaching” that enables all pupils to make progress. The report notes that most children are making good progress in literacy and numeracy, supported by strong community partnerships and high parental confidence.

Strengths

• “Adaptive teaching is a notable strength across the school,” enabling all children to access learning and experience success.
• ICT is “embedded effectively across the curriculum,” with children working “collaboratively and confidently to produce creative outcomes.”
• The “pupil voice, which is highly valued and actively sought,” is identified as an aspect of highly effective practice impacting positively on wellbeing.
• Staff provide “sensitive, ‘at-elbow’ support” through classroom assistants, ensuring inclusive participation for children with special educational needs.
• Governors are “highly committed and dedicated,” providing appropriate challenge and support to the senior leadership team.

Areas to improve

• Develop “robust long-term planning for the wider curriculum to better support progression, consistency and challenge for all of the children,” particularly in play-based learning and the arts.
• Include “baseline data and more precise targets within action plans” to support greater measurability of outcomes.
• Implement “more focused observational assessment” of children’s learning during play to inform subsequent planning.

Safeguarding

The report states that “arrangements for child protection align to the current statutory guidance.”