St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher, well supported by the co-headteacher, has led the school well through a period of instability. Middle leaders are effective in their roles and know how to help pupils make progress.

Teaching is typically good. Occasionally, teaching and the assistance that additional adults provide do not meet some pupils' needs. The school's current information on pupils' progress shows a picture of improving outcomes in most year groups for 2018.

Pupils' personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding because of the efforts leaders take to promote their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. The effectiveness of ...the early years provision is outstanding. This is evidenced by the progress made by children.

Pupils benefit from a broad and balanced curriculum, but leaders know it requires further refinement. Arrangements to safeguard pupils' welfare are effective. Pupils are aware of how to keep themselves safe, including when online.

The most able pupils are not always challenged to achieve the highest standards in their learning. Pupils have positive attitudes to learning. This helps to ensure that they make good progress in their learning by the end of key stage 2.

Information about this school

The school was last inspected in June 2007 and judged to be outstanding. The headteacher is retiring at the end of this school year. An executive headteacher has been appointed, and the school will become part of a 'soft' federation from September 2018.

The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is smaller than that found nationally. The proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is below that found nationally.

The proportion of pupils whose first language is not English is above that found nationally. The school meets the government's current floor standards. These are the minimum expectations for attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of Year 6.