St Fergus' RC Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that St Fergus’ RC Primary School provides a “nurturing and inclusive environment” where children are “polite, well-mannered and proud of their school.” Staff demonstrate “effective teamwork” and use approaches to monitor progress that help children make “good progress in their learning.” The report concludes that the school has the capacity to continue to improve, with no further visits required.

Strengths

• “Respectful and caring relationships between children and adults” foster a supportive atmosphere.
• “Effective teamwork amongst staff” helps develop skills to improve children’s experiences and outcomes.
• Staff approaches to monitor progress are helping children across the school to make “good progress in their learning.”
• Opportunities in “enhanced and specialist provisions” support children in developing “important life skills and build confidence and resilience.”

Areas to improve

• Teachers should ensure learning activities are “well-matched to the needs of all children” and that the pace of learning is “brisker.”
• Senior leaders and staff should share practice to develop “consistently high-quality approaches to learning and teaching,” including children leading their own learning.
• Staff should help children to “identify and talk about the skills they are developing” through their activities.

Safeguarding

The report does not contain specific statements regarding safeguarding arrangements or outcomes.