Congratulations are in order for all at St Saviour’s Catholic Primary School
Summers Lane in Totland.
Having previously been rated by Ofsted as ‘Requires Improvement’ the primary school has now been rated overall as ‘Good’, and ‘Outstanding’ in the behaviour and safety of pupils.
Highlights
The inspector found the school to be good because,
- The school benefits considerably from its inspirational headteacher. Staff and governors support her well in the continuous drive for improvement. The school is very well placed to improve further.
- Systems for checking the extent to which teaching supports pupils’ progress are robust and accurate. Consequently, pupils’ achievement and the quality of teaching have greatly improved since the last inspection.
- Reception children make good progress, especially in their personal and social development.
- In Years 1 to 6, progress is good. By Year 6, attainment is above average in reading and mathematics, and is improving in writing.
- Teaching is consistently good throughout the school. Challenging and interesting activities help pupils to do well.
- Pupils’ behaviour in lessons and around the school is outstanding. Their excellent attitudes significantly support their learning.
- The promotion of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and the acquisition of British values such as tolerance is outstanding. Pupils are exceptionally well prepared for life in a diverse and democratic society.
- The school’s work to keep pupils safe and secure at all times is excellent. Procedures for supporting their behaviour and attendance are outstanding.
- Governors are fully involved in monitoring all aspects of the school’s work, and are well informed about the quality of teaching and pupils’ achievement. Governors hold staff to account effectively for their impact on pupils’ progress.
Where it could improve
It is not yet an outstanding school because,
- Sometimes, planned activities do not set high enough expectations for the most-able pupils.
- Occasionally, staff miss opportunities to use dayto-day assessment information to help plan Reception children’s next steps in learning.
- Teachers sometimes give pupils too much advice on how to tackle mathematical problems, which limits their learning.
- Pupils’ handwriting and spelling are not as good as other aspects of their writing, particularly in the younger year groups
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