St Aidan’s Catholic Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school It is a harmonious learning community, with excellent relationships at all levels. The school maintains, at the heart of all it does, a strong ethos and set of values. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is excellent.

The pupils mature into responsible, communicative and considerate young people. Leaders, managers and the governing body have ambition. They continually drive for, and achieve, further improvement in the quality of teaching and achievement using well focused plans.

These are based on an accurate knowledge of progress that pupils make at the school. Pupils achieve well at the school. Twice the national a...verage achieve at higher levels in reading and mathematics at the end of Key Stage 2.

Behaviour is good. Pupils are keen to learn, they know they are safe at school. They and their parents say that that bullying is almost non-existent, and any minor cases are dealt with effectively and promptly.

Teaching is good. Teachers plan activities that motivate and enable pupils to learn well in lessons. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Teaching is not yet securing outstanding learning and progress for all groups of pupils across the whole school.

Information about this school

This is an average-sized primary school. It has a smaller than average proportion of pupils known to be eligible for pupil premium. This is additional government funding for those pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after.

Half the pupils are of White British origin, so the proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is much higher than average. There is a wide range of these, the largest being from Mixed and Black backgrounds. Very few are learning English as an additional language.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs supported at school action plus or with a statement is higher than average. There is a lower than average proportion supported at school action. Since the last inspection there has been a new headteacher who started in September 2012.

The school met the minimum standard set by the government (floor standards) for pupils' achievement in English and mathematics at the end of Key Stage 2 in 2013. A section 48 inspection of the school's religious character was carried out in 2009. The governors are arranging for a subsequent section 48 inspection of the school.

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