All Saints Catholic College

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 April 2025

Relationships between staff and pupils are respectful and supportive. This fosters a sense of community in school. As a result, most pupils feel safe and happy. Pupils' voices are valued. For instance, the school uses pupils' views to help make improvements to their learning. Most pupils typically behave well. The new behaviour management policy has helped to improve their behaviour around school and in lessons. Pupils are keen to do well and display positive attitudes to learning. In recent times, the school has raised its expectations of pupils' achievement. It has worked with the trust to ensure that staff benefit from shared expertise and resources. Nonetheless, the impact of recent improvement work to the quality of education is variable. As a result, continued weaknesses in the design and delivery of the curriculum limit how well pupils sometimes achieve. Pupils are beginning to benefit from a wide range of opportunities to enhance their personal development. For instance, some pupils enjoy taking part in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme and a variety of trips. They also relish their leadership roles and volunteering opportunities. These experiences help pupils to develop resilience and nurture a sense of responsibility.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, particularly in key stage 4, the curriculum is not designed effectively. The essential knowledge that pupils should be taught has not been identified. This prevents pupils from building on their knowledge securely over time. The school should ensure that the curriculum across all subjects and stages is ambitious and successfully designed so that pupils can move successfully to their next stage in education, training or employment.
• At times, the choice of learning activities does not help pupils to learn the subject content in sufficient depth. This limits how well some pupils achieve. The school should ensure that teachers are supported well to design learning that helps pupils to know and remember more of the curriculum.
• Some staff do not check that pupils have learned and understood the intended curriculum. This hampers how well staff identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge. The school should ensure that teachers use assessment strategies to rectify pupils' misconceptions effectively and quickly.
• At times, the needs of some pupils with SEND are not met well enough. This limits how well these pupils access the curriculum and achieve. The school should ensure that teachers are equipped with the skills and knowledge that is needed to adapt the delivery of the curriculum so that pupils with SEND can achieve as well as they should.

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