St Lawrence Catholic Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Pupils make good progress across the school. By the end of Year 6, attainment in English and mathematics is above the national average.

Different groups of pupils, including disabled pupils and those with special educational needs, as well as those for whom English is an additional language, make good progress and achieve well. Teaching is good or better in nearly all classes. Teachers plan interesting activities that motivate pupils to learn.

The school is at the heart of the community. Pupils like coming to school and say they feel safe. They behave well and respect one another The leadership of the headteacher is strong.

The g...overning body challenge and support him to help the school to improve so that pupils achieve well. It is not yet an outstanding school because : The proportion of outstanding teaching is not high enough to ensure that all pupils make rapid progress. Not all teachers consistently check on the progress pupils are making during lessons.

Occasionally, marking does not give enough guidance to pupils on how to improve their work. Not all leaders are using the school's tracking systems effectively to check on pupils' achievement and accelerate progress.

information about the school.

This included the school's self-evaluation documentation,

development planning, safeguarding arrangements, records relating to behaviour and attendance, minutes of the governing body's meetings, a monitoring report from the local authority and data related to pupils' progress and attainment. Inspectors visited 25 lessons taught by 17 different teachers. Several of these lesson observations were carried out jointly with senior staff.

An assembly was also observed. Inspectors heard pupils read and analysed a selection of their work. Discussions were held with senior leaders, staff, governors, pupils and a representative from the local authority.

Inspectors took account of the 66 responses to the online Parent View questionnaire. Inspectors also talked to 25 parents before and after school and two letters were received. Staff views were taken into account through scrutiny of 42 completed questionnaires.

Inspection team Sarah Varnom, Lead inspector Additional Inspector Lesley Leak Additional Inspector John Collins Additional Inspector Full report