St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 28 March 2023

Pupils thoroughly enjoy coming to school. They are friendly, welcoming and curious about the world around them. Pupils are happy and safe at St Elizabeth's. Pupils know that staff will treat their concerns seriously and take action to resolve them. Should bullying take place, leaders and staff deal with it swiftly. Pupils are caring and active citizens. They do not judge others because of how they look or where they are from. Pupils are proud of their community. They help to keep the local area free of litter. Recently, pupils successfully lobbied the local council to install road safety measures and parking restrictions outside of the school. Leaders expect pupils to be well behaved and to treat each other and staff respectfully. Leaders also encourage pupils to be hard-working and resilient learners. Pupils, and children in the early years, respond positively to these expectations, which helps to ensure that they achieve well in a range of subjects. Leaders have created a wide and varied range of extra-curricular activities, which enables pupils to pursue their interests. Pupils enjoy attending the many clubs available, including hockey, chess, gardening and happiness clubs.

What the school should improve

• In some subjects, the way in which the curriculum is designed and implemented does not help pupils to build on their existing knowledge and skills. Consequently, pupils' progress through the curriculum is hindered. In these subjects, leaders should ensure that the curriculum is designed and implemented in an ordered way to help pupils to build their knowledge confidently and deepen their understanding.

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