St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Leaders, managers and governors have been effective in ensuring that the school has improved since the previous inspection.

As a result, the quality of teaching is good and pupils make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics. The new headteacher has been effective in driving improvements, and has gained the confidence and support of staff, parents and pupils. There is high morale in the school, and the staff share the high expectations of leaders for pupils' outcomes.

The governance of the school has improved since the previous inspection. Governors now provide the appropriate support and challenge to senior leaders to bring abo...ut improvements. Pupils with disabilities, those with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils receive effective support to help them achieve their best.

Children get off to a good start in the early years. As a result of good teaching, children make good progress with their learning. They are being well prepared for Year 1.

Pupils feel safe and secure and enjoy coming to school. This is reflected in their high attendance. Pupils' personal development, behaviour and welfare at the school are good.

Pupils are polite, friendly and respectful to each other and adults. Their positive attitudes support the good progress they make with their learning. The school's work on promoting pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is highly effective.

This helps pupils to value diversity and respect the faiths and beliefs of other people. British values are promoted effectively, and pupils are prepared well for life in modern Britain. It is not yet an outstanding school because : The quality of teaching does not yet result in outstanding outcomes for pupils.

Pupils do not always have the time they need to respond to teachers' guidance in their marking to improve their work and deepen their understanding. The level of challenge is not always well matched to pupils' abilities, and work is occasionally too hard or too easy. Governors are not secure on how the teachers' quality of teaching and the progress their pupils make are linked to decisions on any pay awards.

Information about this school

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School is larger than the averaged-sized primary school. There is a part-time Nursery and two full-time Reception classes. The large majority of pupils are of White 'other background'.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs is average compared to similar schools nationally. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for support from pupil premium funding (additional money provided by the government for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those looked after by the local authority) is average. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is well above average.

The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is well above average. There have been several changes to the school leadership and management team since the previous inspection, with a newly appointed headteacher, deputy headteacher assistant headteacher and three middle managers in September 2015. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

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