St John's Roman Catholic Primary School

Overview:

This is a school with high expectations and a compassionate environment that enables pupils to thrive academically and as citizens of modern Britain. Pupils are treated with kindness and care, and live out the school's vision to 'love and serve one another'. The school has developed a very ambitious and broad academic curriculum for its pupils, which they learn very well.

Strengths:

• The school curriculum is based upon the aims of the national curriculum and often goes beyond its expectations.

• Pupils benefit from learning a deep, broad and well-sequenced curriculum from the beginning of the early years and through to the end of Year 6.

• Staff expertly guide pupils through their learning of curriculum content, and staff's skilful checks on pupils' learning enable them to quickly identify and fill any gaps in pupils' knowledge.

• Pupils love reading, and the school uses a carefully designed and sequenced early reading and phonics curriculum that helps pupils to quickly and confidently learn to read.

• The school provides well-targeted support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and staff are experts at adapting the teaching of the curriculum for pupils with SEND.

• The school has a carefully thought-through and consistently implemented behaviour policy, which leads to behaviour being highly positive, both inside lessons and around the school.

Areas to improve:

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding:

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.