St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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About St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy


Name St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Website https://www.st-josephs.notts.sch.uk/
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
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Headteacher Mr Richard Hilton
Address Babworth Road, Retford, DN22 7BP
Phone Number 01777702850
Phase Academy
Type Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religious Character Roman Catholic
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 212
Local Authority Nottinghamshire
Highlights from Latest Inspection
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Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Pupils' achievement is good. Pupils make good progress to attain standards that are broadly in line with national averages.

Teaching is good overall. In the Early Years Foundation Stage and in Key Stage 2, it is sometimes outstanding. Disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs receive high-quality support.

Pupils have positive attitudes to learning, a love of reading and enjoy lessons. Attendance is above average. Teachers plan a range of activities around interesting topics.

They use questioning very well to check pupils' understanding as lessons progress. Teaching assistants are very skilled at teaching and s...upporting pupils' learning. The teaching offers pupils many exciting opportunities to see the links between subjects.

Pupils particularly enjoy physical education, history, drama and art. The school offers excellent care and support and provides extremely well for pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Pupils' behaviour is good.

They care very well for one another and say they feel very safe. The headteacher and governing body have a very clear understanding of the school's strengths and relative weaknesses. As a result, they have driven improvements in teaching and pupils' progress.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils are given too few chances to write at length in English and other subjects. Teachers do not give pupils the opportunity to apply their problem-solving skills to real-life situations. Targets to help increase pupils' progress in the school development plan and in the management of teachers' performance are not specific enough.

Information about this school

St Joseph's Catholic Primary is smaller than the average-sized primary school. The vast majority of pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is below average.

The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is also below average. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium is below average. This is additional government funding which, in this school, is provided for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals.

The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for attainment and progress in English and mathematics. The headteacher was appointed in November 2013. Two newly qualified teachers were appointed in September 2013 and one supply teacher joined the school in December 2013 to cover temporarily for a teacher on maternity leave.

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