St Patrick's High School

Overview

St Patrick’s High School continues to demonstrate a "high level of capacity for sustained improvement in the interest of all the learners." The inspection confirmed that the school is capable of effecting improvement through self-evaluation and effective development planning, building on a previous evaluation of "very good" overall effectiveness.

Strengths

• Post-16 outcomes have risen steadily and are now "over 20% above the average for similar schools."
• Staff have worked "collegially and relentlessly" under "highly effective leadership" to improve teaching quality.
• Lessons observed were "effective in promoting learning and most were highly effective."
• The school provides a "very high level of individual pupil care and support."
• The curriculum has been broadened to "meet better the pupils’ needs and aspirations."

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The school provided evidence that arrangements for safeguarding "continue to reflect the guidance issued by the relevant Departments."