St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Overview

St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School is described as an “inclusive, caring and vibrant Catholic community” where pupils feel “known, safe and valued.” The report highlights that leaders have taken “purposeful steps to improve the school,” resulting in a “well‑sequenced and thoughtfully designed curriculum” that meets pupils’ needs effectively.

Strengths

• Personal development is rated at a “Strong standard,” with a “well-designed” programme helping pupils understand safety, consent, and respectful relationships.
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve “significantly higher than their peers nationally,” particularly in reading, reflecting leaders’ determination to “remove barriers to learning.”
• Behaviour is “consistently positive” within a “calm and orderly environment,” supported by high expectations and consistent policy application.
• Staff morale is high, with a “culture of care” and “cohesive teamwork”; early career teachers feel “well supported.”
• Provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is “well directed and purposeful,” including the nurturing ‘The Hub’ provision.

Areas to improve

• Early years activities must be “consistently ambitious” to better develop children’s knowledge and vocabulary.
• Staff must use teaching and learning principles “effectively” to ensure the curriculum is “consistently taught well across all subjects.”
• The “assess, plan, do, review model” must be used “consistently” to adapt internal resource provision promptly.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with an “open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility” ensuring pupils are “made safer and feel safe.”