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This vibrant and welcoming school is a very happy place to learn. Pupils at St Bridget's make exceptional progress and achieve high levels of success.
The school realises its vision through focusing on success, building compassion, respect and contributing positively to society. The school is the heart of its community.
The school is extremely ambitious for all pupils.
Pupils, including those with special educational needs, and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve their best academically. Pupils appreciate the varied experiences and opportunities that the school offers them. For example, they enjoy visits to theatres and museums and participating in residential tr...ips.
Pupils are encouraged to become responsible citizens. They relish taking on responsibilities, such as helping out at the community 'Link' group and leading on local environmental campaigns. Pupils act as wonderful ambassadors for themselves and the school.
Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. The school applies its high expectations of behaviour and routines consistently, including in the early years. This sets the foundation for pupils' remarkable attitudes to their learning throughout the school.
Pupils treat everyone around them with the utmost respect.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has successfully developed a highly ambitious curriculum for all pupils. The curriculum design ensures that pupils build on their prior learning confidently from the early years onwards.
Staff are highly adept at spotting pupils who may need additional help as early as possible. From the time that children begin in Reception, staff use their high levels of expertise to support pupils successfully. The school sets high expectations for pupils' learning and helps them to secure basic skills before progressing to greater depths.
Teachers skilfully check that pupils understand what they have taught them. The school identifies pupils who need additional help and pupils with SEND. These pupils receive the help they need to learn alongside their peers.
Teachers insist on high-quality work and pupils capably meet these high standards. Pupils can discuss their learning and make considered observations about new ideas and concepts. The quality of their work across subjects is exceptional.
The school has made reading a central feature of its curriculum offer. Pupils learn to read with fluency, starting from Reception. In the early years, adults provide targeted support and ensure that children can form the right sounds and write words accurately.
When needed, pupils with SEND receive additional support to develop their language and communication skills. Staff are reading experts and use their knowledge to help weaker readers to keep up. As a result, pupils read with confidence and access challenging books for pleasure by the time they reach Year 2.
Pupils' attitudes to learning are exceptional. They work very hard in lessons. They follow adult instructions promptly and effectively.
Their positive attitude contributes greatly to successful learning. Pupils collaborate well with one another. This starts in the early years, where children learn a lot about the importance of sharing and working together.
The school is doing everything it can to support pupils and their parents so that pupils attend every day and arrive on time. This results in high attendance for all.
An impressive programme of well-designed clubs and visits enrich pupils' learning and develop their character.
In science club for example, pupils explore their science through launching a balloon into space. They collect data and carry out detailed scientific experiments. They enjoy trips to the local secondary school to take part in their own mock jury to discuss and debate difficult issues.
The whole school engages in annual first aid training, this has, impressively, enabled pupils to save lives. Pupils also benefit from sports tournaments. They develop very strong problem solving and creativity skills through learning to play chess.
This is both part of the curriculum and extra-curricular opportunities. The school has won an impressive array of chess trophies.
Staff are proud to work at the school.
They appreciate the school's consideration of their workload and well-being by having a carefully planned calendar of events. Staff spoke highly of the support that they have received to develop their subject expertise and time given to sharing good practise. Governors are knowledgeable and work very well with the school.
They provide insightful challenge and support. This helps to make sure that the school provides pupils with the best possible education.
