1. St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School
OFSTED November 2016

2. Primary League Tables are Released on Thursday
Begin at the end…..
Year / 2016
St Catherine’s
Swindon
National
% of children achieving expected standard in reading, writing and Maths
60%
44%
53%
Reading
70%
65%
66%
Writing
58%
74%
Maths
80%
69%
Grammar
83%
72%
Progress Reading
1.60
-0.42
Progress Writing
-0.16
-3.59
Progress Maths
3.72
-0.54
Primary League Tables are Released on Thursday

3. Year 6 Writing Example…

4. Writing…
… the curriculum for writing is too prescribed and the heavily guided writing that pupils produce is not reflecting what they can do independently. As such, the assessment of writing is insecure.
Assessment…
…Leaders do not have accurate assessment information to robustly evaluate pupils’ progress by year group and subject. Consequently, they are not fully aware of any underachievement.

5. “No child can fall through the net at St Catherine’s…”
Personalised Learning….
“No child can fall through the net at St Catherine’s…”
Personalised learning
Three formal assessment points
ALL children tracked from their original starting points
ALL children’s learning is reviewed
ANY children not meeting age related expectations are targeted for support

6. “No child can fall through the net at St Catherine’s…”
Leaders do not have accurate assessment information to robustly evaluate pupils’ progress by year group and subject. Consequently, they are not fully aware of any underachievement.
Leaders want every child to succeed. They review pupils’ work regularly to see if extra support is needed.
“No child can fall through the net at St Catherine’s…”

7. Areas to improve… Assessment! Teaching Writing Leadership Early Years
Boys
Children who need to catch up
Assessment
Writing
Open ended writing opportunities
Leadership
Sharper target setting
Governors more demanding
Early Years
Assessment – more able
routines
Assessment!

8. Teaching and Learning Journey
As a result of changes to the school’s assessment systems that followed the national changes in assessment since 2015, the quality of self-evaluation has dipped
Assessment Journey
Teaching and Learning Journey

9. Projects / structures already in place…
Continuity – all staff remained in the same class as last year
Allowed us to embed new systems
Teachers to reflect on practise
Confidence in knowledge of expectations
Over the last two years the school has been moderated for Early Years, all areas of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 writing
All reports of moderation spoke of the good practise and accurate assessment judgements
External reviews of:
Pupil Premium
The commitment and determination to obtain the ‘best’ for all pupils was evident throughout my visits to the school and is fully supported by the Governing Body.
Governance
‘Achievement for All’ Quality Mark
All school judgements validated by the School improvement Partner

10. Projects / structures already in place…
New School Improvement Partner – OFSTED inspector
Samuel Partnership
“Strong partnerships with other schools enable leaders to check assessments and share good practice. “ (OFSTED)
English and Maths research projects with other schools
Involves all teachers
Swindon Teaching School
Early Years Consultant
Assessment
Re-structuring of the Governing Body

11. Next Steps…
Continue on the School Improvement Journey we are on which is reflected by our School Improvement Plan. Review and update the plan.
Produce an action plan as a response to OFSTED recommendations
Produce a high level plan to share with parents
Governors to work closely with Governors from other schools to share good practise
Build on the work with other schools and leaders
HMI will revisit in the next 10 weeks to review the work of the school
OFSTED will return in two years

12. Learning Excellence Maximise standards and attainment
Ensure that learning is at the centre of strategic planning and resource management
Develop partnerships / collaboration
Develop exemplary classroom practise
Learning Excellence Maximise standards and attainment
Build on the creative curriculum
at all stages of the learning journey
Parents full partners in the learning journey from when the children first start school
An ethos of challenge and support where all pupils can achieve success and become engaged in their learning
PERSONALISED LEARNING
The use of new technology to support and extend learning and teaching
Build leadership capacity at every level

13. We move confidently towards the future…
Since the previous inspection, leaders have brought about improvements to the standards pupils reach at the end of key stage 2. Equally, more children are now reaching the expected standard at the end of their Reception Year than was the case in The standards pupils are reaching in grammar, punctuation and spelling tests are high and pupils across the school have good spelling skills. Behaviour has improved.
Leaders have implemented the new curriculum for reading and mathematics effectively, with appropriate training for teachers so that they can assess pupils’ progress accurately.
We move confidently towards the future…

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