St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

Overview: St Teresa's Catholic Primary School has maintained the standards identified at the previous inspection, with effective action taken to maintain the school's good overall effectiveness. The school is a caring and compassionate community where pupils are safe and happy, and staff foster supportive relationships with pupils and families.

Strengths:

• Children get off to a strong start in the early years, with staff selecting resources carefully for children to practise what staff have taught them.
• The teaching of early reading is very secure, with most Year 1 pupils reaching the expected standard in the phonics screening check.
• The school works alongside parents and carers and specialist agencies to identify pupils' needs promptly, supporting the emotional, social, and academic needs of all pupils well.
• Pupils are fascinated by their own beliefs, as well as different cultures, and enjoy learning about the world around them.

Areas to improve:

• In some subjects and year groups, the development of pupils' writing skills is variable, with some pupils forming letters inaccurately and mistakes going unnoticed, which limits the progress that these pupils make in becoming fluent writers.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.