St Louis Grammar School

Overview

This Baseline Monitoring Inspection evaluated how leadership uses self-evaluation to drive improvement, particularly following a significant increase in enrolment. Due to industrial action by teachers, the ETI could not fully evaluate classroom teaching or safeguarding implementation, meaning it is “unable to assure... of the quality of education being provided.”

Strengths

• Governors and senior leadership are “fully committed to embedding the school’s vision” through fostering a “welcoming, inclusive and cohesive school community.”
• Pupils speak enthusiastically about the “warm, friendly ethos” and appreciate the “supportive and helpful staff.”
• A new SEN co-ordinator has led staff development to “build the capacity of all staff to meet more effectively the pupils’ individual needs.”
• The school has created a “fully equipped exercise room” to support physical development and “readiness to learn.”
• Significant work has been undertaken to use assessment data and pastoral information to “enhance learning, teaching and pastoral support.”

Areas to improve

• The ETI was “unable to evaluate fully the outworking and impact” of actions due to non-cooperation by teachers.
• The report states the ETI is “unable to assure... of the quality of education,” which “will be reflected in future inspection activity.”
• Health and safety and accommodation matters are “currently being progressed with the relevant stakeholders.”

Safeguarding

The school provided evidence that arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education,” and pupils reported they “feel safe and secure,” though the ETI could not fully evaluate the outworking of these arrangements.