St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School

Overview

The report describes a school where pupils are “nurtured” and feel “safe and happy,” forming a “harmonious community.” Leaders have established an “aspirational curriculum” that is carefully sequenced and reflects the diversity of the school community, ensuring pupils are well prepared for future studies. The inspection highlights strong personal development and effective safeguarding, though consistency in checking pupil understanding varies across subjects.

Strengths

• Personal development is “Outstanding,” with character taught through an “extremely well-integrated series of assemblies, lessons and special events.”
• The curriculum is “broad” and “aspirational,” with subject leaders giving “careful thought to the sequencing of pupils’ learning.”
• Pupils are “kind to one another,” bullying is “rare,” and staff support pupils’ development as “confident and articulate people.”
• Teachers effectively adapt learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with “timely and accurate identification” of barriers.
• Staff are “proud to work at the school” and feel “well supported by leaders,” while governors are supportive of the school’s ambitions.

Areas to improve

• In some subjects, teachers do not sufficiently check how well pupils have understood key content, meaning pupils do not remember some subject content “securely over time.” Leaders need to embed consistency in this area across all subjects.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are “effective,” with strong systems in place to identify when pupils may need help, track attendance, and ensure staff suitability.