St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Most pupils, including minority ethnic pupils, disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs, make good progress through each key stage because teaching is good, especially for reading. Children in the Nursery and Reception classes make good progress, particularly when learning phonics (linking letters and sounds) and to speak English. Pupils' behaviour is good.

They feel safe, are well looked after by staff and enjoy school. Leadership and management are good. The headteacher is ably supported by the senior leadership team.

Together they are effectively improving teaching and pupils' performance. The governing bo...dy is helping the school to improve. Governors' regular visits mean that they know how well the school is performing.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Lower ability pupils are not making sufficient progress in mathematics because teaching in some lessons is not always appropriate for them. There is not the same emphasis in classroom displays to promote learning in mathematics as there is for English.

Information about this school

The school is a slightly smaller than the average-sized primary school.

It has a Nursery class which children attend on a part time basis in the morning or afternoon and one class in each year from Reception to Year 6. Numbers in school are fairly static. Almost half of all pupils are from a range of minority ethnic backgrounds.

Most speak English fluently but just over 10 per cent of all pupils have English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils supported by additional government funding through the pupil premium is well below the national average but is increasing year on year. In this school, the pupil premium almost entirely applies to pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is below average. The proportion who are supported at school action plus or who have a statement of special educational needs is average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics.