St Pancras Catholic Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 12 September 2023

Pupils enjoy attending St Pancras as they feel happy and are safe. All pupils respond well to the teachers' high expectations. Pupils talk with confidence about what they are learning. They work well together. They listen carefully to each other and to the adults. They follow the school's rules of 'be kind, be safe, be respectful and do your best.' Pupils, including in early years, behave well. Pupils know what bullying is. They say that bullying does sometimes happen, but that it is quickly dealt with. They appreciate that all staff keep a caring eye on them, at all times. Pupils value the trips, visitors and events that are linked to their learning. This includes participating in the Diocese's singing programme and visiting a local zoo as part of a science animal project. Pupils are also given opportunities to attend a wide range of clubs, such as sports, cooking and computer programming. This helps to develop their wider interests. Pupils are encouraged to take on extra responsibilities. They are proud to be an anti- bullying ambassador, house captain, school council member or 'Mini Vinnie.' Pupils like helping others as it makes them feel good and benefits the community.

What the school should improve

• A few subjects have recently had their curriculum content updated. Teachers are still getting used to the key knowledge they need to teach in these subjects and how to build on prior learning. This means that pupils are not yet acquiring knowledge and consistently building the identified key concepts in these subjects to the depth intended. The school needs to provide further training to staff to ensure that the whole curriculum is being taught as intended and that prior learning is being recalled effectively in all subjects.
• The way in which the school uses the information that it gains from checking how successfully pupils are retaining key knowledge, is not always used precisely enough. This means some pupils have gaps in their learning which remain. The school needs to ensure staff use assessment outcomes precisely to identify and support pupils to secure the key knowledge set out in the curriculum.

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