St Joseph's College

Overview

The inspection found a "calm ethos" and positive relationships, with "good" evaluations for learning and attainment. However, wellbeing support was rated "weak," and leadership was deemed "satisfactory," prompting a requirement for additional support and a follow-up inspection within 12 months.

Strengths

• The school maintains a "calm ethos" that creates a "positive tone" and a "purposeful learning environment."
• Relationships between staff and young people are described as "positive and productive."
• Learning features encourage most pupils to "participate well in lessons."
• There are "features of strong attainment" specifically from S4 to S6.

Areas to improve

• Staff must strengthen contributions to leadership to ensure a "better pace of improvement" and involve stakeholders in evaluating impact.
• Attainment for "targeted groups of young people" needs to be raised at all stages.
• Young people’s wellbeing requires "clearer priority," with all teachers involved in supporting specific needs and agreeing on recorded targets.

Safeguarding

The report states that "young people’s wellbeing should be given clearer priority" and that staff must work with pupils and parents to support specific needs, noting that the quality indicator for "Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion" was evaluated as "weak."