St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 20 February 2024

Pupils enjoy their learning. They relish the many experiences available to them such as the recent residential trip to Devon when they learned new skills, like body boarding and climbing. Pupils love representing the school in sporting competitions. Despite being a smaller school, pupils are proud of the successes they have, saying, 'Do not underestimate St Edmund's!' Pupils are especially excited that a pop-up art gallery in Godalming is currently displaying their artwork. Pupils have positive attitudes to their learning. The quality of their work reflects this, as does their high attendance and behaviour in lessons. The new school rules, to be 'ready to learn, be respectful and safe' are being embedded well. Pupils are caring towards each other. They love 'free-flow Wednesdays' when they get to play in the playground of their choice with their siblings and younger friends. The school encourages pupils to build up a bank of approaches to sort out any small problems they may have for themselves. Pupils have a range of successful strategies taught to them, such as 'talk it out' or 'make a deal'. They feel safe in school and are confident to share any 'big problems' with their trusted adults.

What the school should improve

• In a number of foundation subjects, the curriculum does not outline clearly enough the knowledge the school wants pupils to learn and remember. Sometimes, teachers do not know exactly what pupils have learned in the past, so they cannot build well enough on what pupils know and can do. Expectations in these subjects are not always high enough, which means that pupils do not always learn as well as they could. The school should ensure that there is clarity in exactly what pupils need to learn and remember in all subjects.

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