St Katherine's Church of England Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 3 July 2024

Pupils live up to their school motto, 'Love your neighbour as yourself'. They know that this means they need to be considerate and compassionate to all others. Pupils are respectful and kind. They know to treat all others equally. Due to this, and their high levels of self-confidence, they are very proud of their school. Most pupils behave well. They are polite and show good manners. For example, they put chairs away after use and hold doors open to allow others to walk through. Pupils trust that adults will help them. For example, if some pupils have a problem, they know that teachers will listen to both sides before coming to a decision. Pupils are also enabled to try to solve problems between themselves when appropriate. Occasionally, some pupils are not as focused on lessons as they could be. However, they do not disrupt others' learning. On the whole, pupils achieve well. They work hard and know how important their education is to them now and in the future. They are ambitious because staff instil in them the belief that they can all succeed.

What the school should improve

• Some older pupils who are not fluent readers do not read books that accurately match their current phonics knowledge. As a result, these pupils cannot practice and reinforce their phonetic knowledge by independently decoding unfamiliar words, which hinders their progress. The school must ensure that all pupils read books matching their phonics knowledge to facilitate faster progress towards becoming fluent readers.

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