Saint Peter’s Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. All groups of pupils achieve well. Standards at the end of Year 6 are above average.

Teaching is good, successfully promoting learning as well as spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. In some classes the quality of teaching is outstanding. Lessons are interesting, relevant and well prepared.

Teachers and teaching assistants are well trained. Relationships are good, teachers are encouraging, and pupils are very keen to learn. Pupils develop and use basic skills, including reading, writing, mathematics and computer skills well.

Behaviour and safety are excellent. By the end of Year 6, pupils have very high levels of s...ensitivity, thoughtfulness, respect and initiative. Effective leaders and managers have sustained high staff morale through a time of change.

They have increased attendance and improved the quality of teaching, thereby ensuring good achievement overall. Governors are effective, well organised, challenging and supportive. It is not yet an outstanding school because : The quality of teaching varies across the school.

In some classes work is not sufficiently well matched to pupils' needs and is occasionally too easy or too difficult for some. In some classes introductions and explanations by teachers are too long, reducing time for pupils' active learning. Some marking of pupils work does not clearly show them how to improve.

Leaders' checks on pupils' achievement focus more on the standards which pupils reach rather than the progress they make each term.

Information about this school

Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School is slightly smaller than most primary schools. It is situated near the centre of Hinckley.

The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium – in this school, pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals – is much smaller than in most schools. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is below average. The proportion supported at school action plus, or with a statement of special educational needs is also below average.

The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics. Over the past three years, there have been considerable staffing challenges. The headteacher and other staff have had periods of extended absence and there have been changes of staff, especially in Key Stage 2.