St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School

Overview: St John Evangelist RC Primary School continues to be a good school, providing a warm welcome to visitors and a nurturing environment for pupils. Pupils are proud of their school and are taught how to be 'ready, respectful and safe'. They have the opportunity to develop their talents and take on responsibilities around the school.

Strengths:

• Pupils are proud of their school and offer a warm welcome to visitors.
• Pupils are taught how to be 'ready, respectful and safe' and are confident in raising concerns with trusted adults.
• The curriculum is ambitious and typically well-designed, with leaders having high expectations of pupils.
• Pupils produce work of high quality and are well-prepared for the next stage of their education.
• Staff feel supported by leaders and are proud to be part of the school community.

Areas to improve:

• In some subjects, the curriculum has not been broken down into small steps that pupils need to secure, making it difficult for staff to check that pupils have secured prior knowledge and skills before moving on to more complex tasks.
• Assessment is not used as effectively to check that pupils have the prior knowledge and skills they need before moving on to more complex learning.
• Pupils are not sufficiently connecting their existing ideas to new ones nor deepening their understanding in these subjects.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.