St Mark's RC Primary School

Overview

Inspectors found that staff create a “nurturing and welcoming learning environment” where children are “confident, respectful” and “keen to learn.” The report highlights successful approaches to wellbeing, though it notes that primary leadership and attainment outcomes are currently “satisfactory,” while nursery provision is rated “good.”

Strengths

• Children are described as “enthusiastic, caring learners” who “support each other well” and demonstrate a strong understanding of school values.
• Staff work effectively as a team to foster “positive relationships and wellbeing,” resulting in “happy children who behave very well.”
• The nursery class receives “good” evaluations for care, play, learning, and facilities, with staff providing high-quality “nurturing care and support.”

Areas to improve

• Staff must improve approaches to evaluating school work and reviewing the planning of learning, teaching, and assessment to ensure a “shared understanding of high-quality learning and teaching.”
• The school should increase opportunities for children to “lead learning” and ensure experiences are well matched to their needs and interests.
• Staff need to develop approaches for checking progress to maintain a “clear focus on raising attainment of all children.”

Safeguarding

The Care Inspectorate required the provider to ensure premises are safe, specifically addressing hazards in the outdoor environment and a drain cover repair, to comply with regulations regarding a “well looked after” environment.