St Kentigern’s RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school The headteacher is an inspirational leader. She has been instrumental in securing rapid and excellent improvement since the last inspection.

The headteacher is very well supported by a highly skilled deputy headteacher and a team of willing, enthusiastic and highly committed senior and middle leaders. The cohesive team share a passion for pupils to succeed and enjoy their primary education. The curriculum is very well organised and resourced.

As a result, pupils are engaged in their learning and achieve exceptionally well across a wide range of subjects. In particular, their artistic and musical skills and knowledge are especially... noteworthy. The early years provision is extremely well led by an able and knowledgeable leader who has driven standards up since the last inspection.

Teaching is outstanding. Teachers have strong subject knowledge which they use to engage the pupils in exciting lessons. Pupils build successfully on prior learning to achieve well above average standards in reading, writing and mathematics assessments at the end of key stage 1 and 2.

Pupils make sustained excellent progress across both key stages that is above national levels. Progress in reading at key stage 2 is average. Pupils do well in phonics and reading by the end of key stage 1.

Progress is not as strong where some pupils do not enjoy reading or fully understand what they have read in key stage 2. The school offers all the pupils a caring and secure environment in which to learn. The pupils are a credit to the school and their behaviour at all times is excellent.

Learning attitudes in class are very positive. Pupils feel safe. Governors offer highly effective support and challenge to leaders.

They are proud of the recent school achievements. They are a skilled and knowledgeable group who care about the school. Parents are highly supportive of the school and recognise the strong leadership offered by the headteacher in raising standards for their children.

Every parent who responded to the 'Parent View' survey would recommend the school to another parent.

Information about this school

The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. The school is a larger than average primary school.

The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is well above average. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is above national. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is lower than the national average.

The provision in the early years is a two-year-old unit, Nursery class and Reception unit. The school provides a before- and after-school unit, which is managed by the governing body. The school meets the government's floor standard, which is the minimum expectation for pupils' achievement in English and mathematics at the end of Year 6.

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