Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher, governors and school team have quickly resolved some weaknesses identified at the 2018 inspection in the quality of teaching and learning. As a result, current pupils make good progress.

Governance is a strength of the school. Governors possess knowledge and experience to enable them to effectively hold school leaders to account. Pupils' progress in English is strong.

Teachers develop well pupils' skills in spelling, punctuation and grammar. Pupils present their work very well. The school's leaders have ensured that the curriculum provides opportunities for pupils to learn across a range of subjects.

Pupils deepe...n their skills, knowledge and understanding effectively. Subject leaders check on the quality of teaching, organise training, model effective practice and provide staff with advice. They routinely evaluate the impact of teaching on pupils' progress across the school.

The school's routines for keeping pupils safe and supporting their welfare are highly effective and pupils feel safe. Adults treat pupils kindly and value their opinions and ideas. Pupils of all ages get along well and willingly help one another.

Pupils behave well, and they are polite, respectful and proud of their learning. Teaching in the early years is good. Children thrive as a result of the high-quality leadership.

Children and pupils make strong progress in phonics because of effective teaching, both in the early years and key stage 1. Current pupils make good progress because : most teaching is effective. However, in some year groups pupils' ability to solve problems and explain their reasoning in mathematics is more limited.

In some year groups, learning is not well matched to the abilities of the most able. As a result, these pupils are not challenged to reach the standards of which they are capable.

Information about this school

This is an average-sized primary school.

The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is lower than the national average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is also below the national average but has increased this academic year. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is below the national average.

The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is also below the national average. The inspection carried out under Section 48 of the Education Acts 2005 and 2011 was conducted in November 2016. The headteacher took up post as acting headteacher in September 2018 and then substantive headteacher in April 2019.