St Jude's Catholic Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 7 January 2025

Pupils are highly positive about their school. They enjoy the safe and harmonious environment. Pupils behave very well. In lessons, they focus attentively showing deep levels of concentration. Pupils have well-developed social skills. For example, they play happily together at playtimes, demonstrating positive relationships with each other and with adults, and in lessons, they collaborate well when working in groups. The school is highly ambitious for all pupils to achieve their very best. Children in the early years benefit from a warm and welcoming environment. They get off to a great start in their education. Pupils rise enthusiastically to staff's high expectations and work hard. Across the school, pupils achieve very well in many subjects, particularly in English and mathematics. Pupils relish opportunities to make a difference to their community. They proudly support charities they have carefully and deliberately chosen. Furthermore, pupil leaders determinedly encourage everyone to carry out projects that improve the school, such as developing a sensory garden. Pupils also enjoy writing to influential people about issues they care about, such as environmental matters and social justice concerns. In addition, the school provides many opportunities to enhance and enrich learning, such as trips to museums and to see live music and theatre.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, the knowledge and skills that pupils need to remember and the order in which they need to learn it are not identified with sufficient clarity. Teachers do not know exactly what to teach and when to teach it. This means that sometimes pupils do not learn the important information they need to remember to be ready for their next steps. Leaders should refine the curriculum where needed so that pupils can build their understanding systematically and achieve highly in all subjects.

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