St Mary’s Catholic Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Standards are above average and pupils achieve well, especially in reading and mathematics.

The quality of teaching is good, and at times outstanding. Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage are taught well and make good progress. The progress of pupils who speak English as an additional language is good because their needs are catered for well.

Pupils enjoy their school. They behave well and have positive attitudes to learning. Pupils feel safe in school.

The school promotes pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development very well. School leaders including governors work very well as a team. They ensure that pupi...ls achieve well and that teaching is consistently good.

The school continues to get better. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils' attainment is in writing is not as good as it is in reading and mathematics. There is not enough outstanding teaching.

Marking is not always effective in showing pupils how to improve their work. Pupils do not yet transfer their good spelling, punctuation and grammar skills to other writing tasks. Pupils do not have sufficient opportunities to write at length in other subjects.

Leaders' checks on the quality of teaching do always focus closely enough on pupils' progress.

Information about this school

This is a smaller-than-average primary school. The majority of pupils are of White British heritage.

The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is above average. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is well above average. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs who are supported at school action is below average.

The proportion who are supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is average. The proportion of pupils who are known to be eligible for the pupil premium (additional government funding to assist certain groups, which in this school applies to pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals) is well below average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expected nationally for pupils' attainment and progress.