St Elphege’s RC Infants’ School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. Pupils make outstanding progress throughout the school and reach above-average levels of attainment. The school is very well led and managed.

Leaders and managers at all levels are fully dedicated to high achievement and meeting the needs of all pupils. Strong systems and very effective monitoring ensure that all pupils achieve well. Teaching is outstanding.

Lessons are very carefully planned and delivered to challenge pupils of all ability. Support by additional adults is well focused and results in strong learning for targeted pupils. Pupils' work is carefully assessed, but pupil awareness of their current learning and how to i...mprove is not fully consistent across the school.

Behaviour is outstanding. The very caring and supporting ethos of the school ensures that pupils know they are well valued and that they are safe at school. They always arrive at lessons ready to learn and very clearly enjoy their work.

They support each other well and display excellent relationships. Social, moral, spiritual and cultural opportunities are a great strength of the school. The school's very strong Catholic ethos creates a strong feeling of community.

It also helps pupils understand right from wrong and has a very positive impact on their behaviour. The school provides many opportunities, including the involvement of parents, for pupils to increase their cultural and spiritual understanding. The breakfast club enables pupils to start the day well.

In a very caring environment, pupils are able to engage in learning and meet with friends. Governors are very effective in supporting and monitoring the school's work. They employ a range of skills and strategies to make sure that all pupils achieve well.

Governors have also undertaken relevant training such as safeguarding, health and safety, use of data and finance to support their work. High-quality support is in place to support pupils with English as an additional language, disabilities and special educational needs and those supported through the pupil premium. As a result, they achieve very well.

Information about this school

This is a smaller-than-average infant school. Pupils come from a range of ethnic groups, the largest being White British, African and other Asian backgrounds. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported at school action is below average.

The proportion supported at school action plus and with a statement of special educational needs is below average. An above-average proportion of pupils speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for additional support through the pupil premium, which is additional funding provided by the government for looked-after children, children entitled to free school meals and children of service families, is below average.

There are no children of service families in the school and the only one in Reception is shortly leaving the school. The school provides a breakfast club every morning and a range of after-school clubs. The after-school clubs take place primarily on Fridays.

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