OFSTED Report 2013

School report

St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester Moss Bank, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5AB

Inspection dates

1–2 May 2013 Previous inspection:

Satisfactory

3

This inspection:

Good

2

Achievement of pupils

Good

2

Quality of teaching

Good

2

Behaviour and safety of pupils

Good

2

Leadership and management

Good

2

Overall effectiveness

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils This is a good school.  Pupils in Year 6 make excellent progress in  Teaching and learning are good because of English and mathematics because of strong high expectations. Pupils are involved and support from adults. This includes those interested and they are keen to learn. pupils who receive additional funding through  Behaviour and safety are good and sometimes the pupil premium. excellent, as a result of the caring attitude by  Pupils throughout the school make excellent pupils for each other and adults. They feel safe progress in reading because of welland know how to keep themselves safe when embedded phonics (letters and the sounds not in school. they make) teaching in the school.  The headteacher has high ambitions for the  Most groups make good progress in English school that are well supported by the senior and mathematics, including disabled pupils, leadership team and the governing body. As a those who have special educational needs result, achievement and teaching have and pupils who speak English as an additional improved to good since the previous language. inspection.  By the time pupils leave at the end of Year 6, standards are broadly average. It is not yet an outstanding school because  There is not enough outstanding teaching to  The school does not always check on the ensure that all pupils make rapid progress. behaviour incident logs to see the impact of the behaviour management policy on  Pupils’ progress in writing and mathematics is improving behaviour. weaker than in reading, especially in Year 4 and Year 5.  Some parents have too little involvement in supporting their children’s learning.