St Antony's Catholic Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 12 February 2025

Pupils at St Antony's are incredibly polite, courteous and respectful. They conduct themselves with maturity and confidence. Pupils feel safe because of the warm and caring relationships between staff and pupils. Pupils look after one another and are kind. They play happily with one another at social times. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. Starting from the early years, there are clear and consistent high expectations for pupils' behaviour. Classrooms are calm and orderly. Pupils are keen and focused learners. They support each other to do the right thing. Pupils rise to the school's high expectations for their achievement. This is particularly evident in English and mathematics, where published outcomes are consistently high. Pupils benefit from a wealth of opportunities that prepare them well for their future. These include developing their confidence as public speakers and debaters. Pupils are active members of their school community. Every pupil has an allocated job. Examples of these include leadership roles such as head boy and head girl or leading assemblies. Pupils proudly represent their school at events, such as performing at Windsor castle and the Globe theatre. They achieve success in national song competitions. There is a vast range of extra-curricular clubs, such as drama, orchestra, cheerleading and a variety of sports. Educational visits provide opportunities to bring the academic curriculum to life and support pupils' learning.

What the school should improve

• For some of the wider curriculum subjects, the precise knowledge and skills that pupils need to learn has not been identified. As a result, the activities pupils complete do not support pupils to learn the curriculum as intended. The trust and school should ensure that all curriculum areas have the same impact on pupils' learning as seen in the core subjects.
• Some aspects of the school's work have greater strategic oversight than others. For example, the governing body's understanding of the school's work in the wider curriculum is not as strong as it is for the core subjects. The school should develop and implement approaches to strengthen oversight of all aspects of the school's provision, including the way that necessary information is recorded.

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