English Martyrs’ Roman Catholic Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher has worked tirelessly to secure rapid improvements in the school since the previous inspection.

Consequently, the quality of teaching has improved and pupils' achievement is continually rising. Leaders at all levels work successfully to improve the quality of teaching across the curriculum and raise achievement for pupils. Governors understand the school's priorities well.

As a result, they effectively challenge and support school leaders. The quality of teaching, learning and assessment has much improved since the last inspection. Teaching is now strong.

This has resulted in improved outcomes for pupils. The beha...viour of pupils is good. Pupils are polite and show respect for each other and adults.

They conduct themselves well around the school. Attendance is above average. This means that pupils rarely miss their learning.

Children in the early years enjoy a range of stimulating activities to support their learning and development. They make good progress at the end of Reception, and are well prepared for their learning in Year 1. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is embedded well within the curriculum.

This means that pupils are well prepared to be global citizens. The stimulating curriculum offers pupils meaningful learning experiences. Learning is enhanced through educational trips, visitors, clubs and workshops.

The school has effective procedures in place to ensure that pupils are safe and well cared for. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teaching is not yet outstanding. As a result, pupils do not make substantial and sustained progress across a wide range of subjects, including writing in a modern foreign language.

Pupils do not consistently respond to teachers' feedback on how to improve their work. The impact of the feedback is not as effective as it could be in moving forward pupils' learning. Ofsted_Logo_Black_RGB

Information about this school

This school is larger than the averaged-sized primary school, and is based on two sites.

Almost all pupils come from different minority ethnic groups. Over three quarters of pupils are of Black African heritage. The vast majority of pupils speak English as an additional language.

The proportion of pupils supported by pupil premium funding is above average. The pupil premium funding is additional government funding which supports pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those looked after by the local authority. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is average.

The proportion of pupils who have education, health and care plans is above average. The school meets the government's floor targets, which is the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of key stage 2. The early years provision has both Nursery and Reception classes.

The school has received support from local primary schools and is now supporting other local primary schools to improve the quality of teaching, learning and outcomes for pupils. English Martyrs' facilitate the National Professional Qualification for Middle Leaders in collaboration with the Institute of Education. The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.

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