St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden

Overview: St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden is a good school, where pupils are happy to attend and build warm relationships with staff. The school has a strong community spirit, fostered through close bonds between older and younger pupils.

Strengths:

• Pupils are happy to attend and build warm relationships with staff.
• The school has a strong community spirit, fostered through close bonds between older and younger pupils.
• Pupils are confident that staff will help them to resolve any issues that may arise.
• Pupils are proud to take on leadership roles that make a positive contribution to the school’s community.
• The school provides a well-considered curriculum with a strong focus on developing children’s communication and language.

Areas to improve:

• Sometimes, teachers do not check carefully enough that pupils have developed the knowledge that they should, leading to misconceptions that are not swiftly rectified.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.