St Peter's Catholic Primary School

Overview

Pupils and parents “readily recommend” St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, where children feel “safe and happy.” The inspection found that new leaders have “acted swiftly to improve the curriculum,” resulting in pupils achieving well across a range of subjects. The school is rated “Good” for overall effectiveness, with particular praise for its inclusive approach to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

Strengths

• The curriculum is “well-designed” and “interesting,” meeting the needs of all children, including those with SEND who receive “appropriate support.”
• Staff use “regular training” to improve subject knowledge, ensuring pupils “build their knowledge securely” through carefully introduced and revisited content.
• Early years provision is “ambitious and well-ordered,” with adults modelling “ambitious vocabulary” to help children build language skills and confidence.
• Reading has a “high profile,” with a new phonics programme helping pupils develop “secure phonics knowledge” and fluency.
• Leaders prioritise “wider development,” preparing pupils to make a “positive contribution to British society” through charity work and community engagement.

Areas to improve

• In a “small number of subjects,” the curriculum is “not organised as clearly,” meaning subject leaders have not ordered key knowledge carefully enough.
• This lack of clarity hinders teachers’ ability to design learning that helps pupils “know and remember more over time,” requiring leaders to “refine their curricular thinking.”

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are “effective,” with staff who are “well trained” and “vigilant” about pupils’ safety, ensuring vulnerable pupils receive “timely support.”