St Edmund's RC Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
238
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Voluntary aided school
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Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

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How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(07/03/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
63%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

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Upper Monsall Street
Miles Platting
Manchester
M40 8NG
01612051700

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You and your deputy headteacher have a strong understanding of your strengths and areas for development and take effective action to resolve any potential weaker aspect. As a result, pupils’ outcomes have improved. Your comment that ‘our children are our strength’ is reflective of the Christian ethos at the heart of the school. You also have high aspirations for your pupils and as a result, pupils thrive both academically and in their personal development. The diocese, governors and local authority have worked together to develop a very strong model of headship which has been successful in raising standards. Governors are very knowledgeable about the school’s effectiveness because they ask challenging questions. Their evaluation of the school’s strengths and weaknesses is very accurate. Leaders and governors ensure that future development plans are well defined and that they focus on the correct priorities. They are proud of the wider opportunities available for pupils, such as learning to play a musical instrument. This allows pupils of all abilities to make good progress in music. Parents are very positive about the school. The parents I spoke with and those who responded to Ofsted’s online questionnaire, Parent View, are proud of the school and they say that their children ‘excel academically’. Your pupils are a credit to the school as they consistently display good manners, are polite and are keen to speak to visitors about their learning. Pupils have a strong understanding of the school’s values and take pride in both their work and being a member of the school community. One comment included, ‘Mrs Clinton is the main reason the school is like it is, the best it can be.’ There was clear evidence of pupils putting these values into practice in lessons and around the school. At your last inspection, an area for improvement was to improve standards in writing by exploiting every opportunity to develop written skills throughout the curriculum. This has been dealt with very effectively. Leaders regularly check the quality of teaching and learning in writing across the school. You have meticulously followed up on any identified concerns, such as by providing quality ongoing training for staff where needed. As a result, the teaching of writing has improved. Your curriculum allows more opportunities for pupils to write across a range of subjects, further improving their writing skills. As a result, pupils’ outcomes in writing have improved significantly at every key stage. This has led to the school’s most recent results being very positive, particularly in key stage 2. During the inspection, we discussed the next steps for the school to improve further. You accept that assessment procedures in subjects other than English and mathematics should be extended to track pupils’ progress more rigorously. We also agreed that teachers’ questioning in some year groups should be improved. Safeguarding is effective. Safeguarding arrangements across the school, including in early years, are fit for purpose. There is a strong culture of safeguarding throughout the school. You know your families well and work effectively to ensure that the most vulnerable families and pupils are safe. Your staff receive regular training on how to spot the signs and symptoms of abuse. You have undertaken additional safeguarding training. This ensures that you keep abreast of the most recent changes to safeguarding practice and share this knowledge with staff. You have developed an effective safeguarding team within the school. You provide many opportunities for pupils to learn about staying safe online. Parents are also provided with useful information about how to ensure that their children are safe when using technology. You are leading the way by helping pupils to understand the dangers of technology that provides information about their location when online. Regular visitors, such as police and the fire brigade, give talks to pupils around a range of issues such as personal safety and firework safety. Pupils say that they are taught how to stay safe by teachers and in school assemblies. Inspection findings We agreed a number of key issues that this inspection would focus on. The first of these was how leaders are improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. You undertook an external review of the use of the pupil premium grant to identify the effectiveness of this spending. Leaders now have a clear understanding of the barriers to learning that disadvantaged pupils face. At the end of key stage 1 in 2017, there was an increase in the proportion of disadvantaged pupils who achieved the standard expected for their age in reading and writing. There was also a significant increase in the number of disadvantaged pupils achieving greater depth in reading. Your own assessment information and the well-matched work in pupils’ books across a range of subjects shows the strong progress that disadvantaged pupils make. There has also been a sharp focus on the most able disadvantaged pupils that has led to an improvement in outcomes for this group of pupils, especially in writing. Outcomes for disadvantaged children in the early years also showed significant improvement in 2017. A greater proportion of disadvantaged pupils also make better than expected progress in reading, writing and mathematics across key stage 2. Another key issue we agreed to consider was how leaders have improved outcomes for pupils across the wider curriculum, particularly in science. In 2016, pupils’ outcomes in science were below the national average. There have been significant improvements in this subject because of the effective actions of the subject leader. Well-matched work in pupils’ science books and your assessment information shows an improvement in outcomes for current pupils in every year group. The curriculum is now regularly monitored and work in topic books shows strong progress and the development of key skills across the curriculum. Pupils’ outcomes in music are a strength, with all pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 learning a musical instrument. This strength is celebrated, with some pupils representing the school at national concerts. Pupils say how much they enjoy their learning in all subjects and they respond well to the ways teachers make learning lively and engaging for them. Subject leaders have completed training and take an active role in the monitoring of standards. The overall curriculum is carefully monitored so that pupils acquire the skills, knowledge and understanding needed as they move through the school. We did agree that although plans are in place to extend assessment procedures in subjects other than English and mathematics, this needs further development. Another key issue that we agreed to look at was the attendance of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. In 2016, the attendance of this group of pupils was a concern. Pupils’ regular attendance is a high priority for you. You and the special educational needs coordinator work closely with the attendance officer to support the most vulnerable families. Leaders follow up pupil absences and hold parents to account. Regular meetings and welfare initiatives, such as employing a social worker, have also had an impact on removing barriers to good attendance. Effective monitoring of pupil absence has led to issues being dealt with effectively. Leaders also focus on punctuality, which has improved for this group of pupils. You are raising expectations and, as a result, the rate of attendance of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities has increased. This is also having a direct impact on improving their progress and attainment. In our observations of teaching we noted particular strength in teachers’ use of questioning to develop pupils’ understanding. However, the use of high-quality questioning was not evident in all year groups. We agreed that the strong practice observed in some classes should be shared with all staff to extend, challenge and deepen the learning of all pupils.

St Edmund's RC Primary School Parent Reviews



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Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>77, "agree"=>19, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 26 responses up to 08-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>85, "agree"=>12, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 26 responses up to 08-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>65, "agree"=>23, "disagree"=>12, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 26 responses up to 08-03-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>77, "strongly_agree"=>8, "agree"=>4, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 26 responses up to 08-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>81, "agree"=>15, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 26 responses up to 08-03-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>42, "strongly_agree"=>42, "agree"=>4, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>8} UNLOCK Figures based on 26 responses up to 08-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>60, "agree"=>20, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>20} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 08-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>77, "agree"=>19, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 26 responses up to 08-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>73, "agree"=>19, "disagree"=>8, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 26 responses up to 08-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>81, "agree"=>15, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 26 responses up to 08-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>81, "agree"=>15, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 26 responses up to 08-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>62, "agree"=>27, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>8} UNLOCK Figures based on 26 responses up to 08-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>73, "agree"=>19, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 26 responses up to 08-03-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>88, "no"=>12} UNLOCK Figures based on 26 responses up to 08-03-2023

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