St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton

Overview: St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton continues to be a good school, with pupils being exceptionally proud to be part of the school community and demonstrating a strong understanding of the school ethos. The school's expectations for pupils' achievement are high, and most pupils achieve highly and are learning well.

Strengths:

• Pupils are exceptionally proud to be part of the school community and demonstrate a strong understanding of the school ethos.
• The school's expectations for pupils' achievement are high, and most pupils achieve highly and are learning well.
• The school has designed an ambitious curriculum that considers the needs of pupils with SEND or those experiencing other disadvantages.
• Pupils are learning the mathematical language and processes they need effectively.
• The school ensures that pupils' wider development is valued, with pupils learning independence and confidence, showing resilience when encountering new learning and situations, and learning about different relationships, tolerance and the importance of treating the uniqueness of all with respect.

Areas to improve:

• The school needs to ensure that all staff have the knowledge and training they need to be able to make the right adaptations for all pupils with SEND, as there is some variation to the quality of the support they receive in lessons.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.