St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

Overview: St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School is a good school where pupils enjoy learning, are happy in school, and attend really well. The school has a calm learning environment, and pupils are respectful of their peers and adults.

Strengths:

• Pupils feel safe because they are well cared for by adults.
• Pupils achieve well overall, and their successes are recognised.
• Pupils celebrate diversity and are respectful of different faiths and cultures.
• Pupils' behaviour and conduct at school are impeccable.
• Staff have high expectations of all pupils' learning and behaviour.

Areas to improve:

• Leaders should build on recent actions to improve staff's well-being and strengthen the quality of support on offer to staff so that they can undertake their roles effectively.
• The implementation of the curriculum is new in a few subjects, and leaders should provide teachers with further support and training to ensure the curriculum is delivered as intended.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Leaders prioritise the safeguarding of pupils, staff have regular and detailed safeguarding training, and there is a culture of vigilance, with responsibilities for safeguarding shared by all staff.