St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

Overview: St. Mary's Menston is an outstanding Catholic Voluntary Academy where pupils consistently display the school values of faithfulness, humility, truth, forgiveness, tolerance, dignity, service and respect. The school has exceptionally high expectations for academic achievement and pupils achieve outcomes significantly above national averages.

Strengths:

• Pupils consistently display the school values of faithfulness, humility, truth, forgiveness, tolerance, dignity, service and respect.
• Pupils achieve outcomes significantly above national averages.
• The school has exceptionally high expectations for academic achievement.
• Pupils are very well prepared for their next steps in education.
• The school's personal development offer is exceptional, providing opportunities for pupils to develop and display the school's values.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.