St Peter & Paul RC School

Overview

Inspectors visited St Peter and Paul RC School in May 2025 and found that the school demonstrates "good" performance across all four quality indicators. The report highlights a nurturing environment where staff effectively support children’s wellbeing and achievement, with confidence expressed in the school’s capacity to continue improving.

Strengths

• "Highly positive relationships" exist, with staff creating a "nurturing and inclusive ethos" where children feel cared for and supported.
• Teachers demonstrate effective "leadership of change," taking forward developments that are "improving outcomes for children."
• Staff provide "calm, inclusive learning spaces" and nurturing approaches that support children’s "wellbeing and engagement in learning."
• Children experience "positive personal and school achievement," growing in confidence and achieving well across a broad range of activities.

Areas to improve

• Senior leaders should further develop how they "plan and evaluate school improvement and equity work" to ensure a clear focus on high-impact priorities.
• Staff should continue to develop approaches to learning and teaching to ensure "all children make the best possible progress."
• Senior leaders should improve "whole school approaches to personalised and targeted support" to meet the needs of all children.

Safeguarding

The report states that staff create and promote a "nurturing and inclusive ethos" and work to help children achieve their best, ensuring children "know they are cared for."