St Katharine’s CofE Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Since the last inspection, pupils' progress has improved, particularly across Key Stage 2. Pupils' achievement is now good in all year groups.

Standards of attainment are above average, and rising. Monitoring and evaluation of teaching, led skilfully by the headteacher and with the strong backing of governors, have provided staff with a great deal of support. This has helped them to improve the quality of their teaching, so that it is now good.

Talk is used well in lessons to help pupils to be involved in their learning. Teachers ask probing questionning and there is lively discussion. This helps pupils to think and reason clearly.
...r/>Pupils demonstrate a strong desire to learn. They have good opportunities to work independently and in groups. They feel safe, enjoy coming to school, behave considerately and attend regularly.

Relationships are based on trust, respect and courtesy. Action taken by leaders to improve reading, writing, mathematics and other areas of the school's work has been determined and effective. Pupils use information and communication technology (ICT) a lot to help them to learn.

For example, pupils use computers and 'tablets' regularly to help with drafting stories, making e-books and researching information. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Pupils are not provided with enough information about targets so that they can identify for themselves what they need to do to improve. In some lessons, planning and teaching are not good enough to ensure that pupils are challenged all of the time.

When this happens, their learning slows.

Information about this school

This is a smaller-than-average size primary school. The pupils are taught in four classes in the mornings and three classes in the afternoons.

Nearly all pupils are of White British heritage. Pupils attend the school from a wide rural area. The proportion of pupils who are disabled and those with special educational needs supported by school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is below average.

The proportion supported through school action is below average. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the Pupil Premium is below the national average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.