St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 2 November 2022

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School is a vibrant school full of pupils who enjoy learning and who are eager to do their best. Pupils who are new to the school receive a warm welcome. This helps them to settle in quickly and make new friends. Pupils are proud of their school and would recommend it to others. Pupils, and children in early years, are happy and they feel safe in school. Leaders take swift action to address any rare incidents of bullying. Pupils have been taught to settle disagreements themselves, but they also know that staff would help them to resolve any 'fallings out' quickly. Pupils are kind and respectful towards each other, staff and visitors. They hold the 'Ozzie's Way Award' for conduct, effort and performance in high regard and wear the gold pin award with pride. Leaders expect pupils to behave well and follow rules, such as knowing when to talk and when to listen. Teachers remind pupils of this, and as a result, classrooms are calm and purposeful spaces where pupils can get on with learning. Leaders have similarly high expectations of what pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), can achieve. To this end, leaders ensure that pupils and children benefit from a suitably ambitious curriculum that is delivered well. This helps pupils and children to deepen their understanding of subjects over time.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, leaders have not made the knowledge that pupils should learn clear enough to teachers. This hinders teachers in checking that some aspects of pupils' earlier learning are secure. Leaders should continue their work to ensure that teachers are clear about the building blocks of pupils' knowledge in these subjects.

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