Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold

Inspection of Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold Brandreth Drive, Parbold, Wigan, Lancashire WN8 7HD

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years provision Outstanding Previous inspection grade Outstanding

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Overall effectiveness Outstanding

Until November 2020, the school was exempt from routine inspection because it was judged as outstanding at its previous inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school has not been inspected under section 5 of the Act since January 2013. 14 and 15 May 2024

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What is it like to attend this school?

At Our Lady and All Saints School, pupils receive an exceptional education. Every morning begins with a smile from staff as they warmly welcome pupils each day. Pupils flourish in this happy school. They delight in everything that the school has to offer.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), enjoy learning and try their utmost to reach the high standards that the school has set for their achievement. They make excellent progress through the ambitious curriculum and relish the challenges that each day brings.

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What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils’ behaviour throughout school is exemplary. They are courteous, and considerate of staff and each other. Routines to support excellent behaviour are well established in the early years and continue throughout the school.

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What is it like to attend this school?

The school has organised a wealth of experiences that extend well beyond the academic curriculum. These include residential visits to London, activities to develop pupils’ teamwork skills as well as opportunities to take part in large scale performances. Pupils’ involvement in events, such as visiting the local artist at work or singing outside the village hall, help to develop pupils’ understanding of belonging to a wider community. Pupils are exceedingly well prepared for the next stage of their education.

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The school has developed a rich and ambitious curriculum where there is no limit to what pupils can achieve. It precisely identifies the most important knowledge that pupils should learn and when it should be taught so that the curriculum flows seamlessly from the two-year-old provision to the end of Year 6.

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The school has highly effective processes in place to accurately identify any additional needs that pupils may have. As a result of carefully considered adaptations, the school ensures that pupils with SEND access the same ambitious curriculum as their peers. Pupils with SEND achieve extremely well.

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The school ensures that teachers benefit from high-quality training which supports them to deliver the curriculum with confidence and flair. This also helps staff with their workload and well-being.

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Assessment information is used highly effectively to identify misconceptions or any gaps in knowledge which pupils may have. These are addressed quickly at the point of learning. This enables pupils to build secure subject knowledge that they can apply across subjects. As a result, pupils achieve highly.

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Reading is central to the school’s curriculum. From the minute children enter the early years, they are exposed to a wide range of books and authors. This supports 14 and 15 May 2024

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children to develop a love of reading. Staff thoughtfully choose books that help pupils to expand their vocabulary, spark their interest and challenge their thinking. Older pupils enthusiastically told inspectors how much they enjoy acting as reading buddies to the younger pupils.

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From the start of the early years, children benefit from a phonics programme that expertly trained staff deliver consistently well. Pupils quickly learn the sounds that letters represent. The books that pupils read are matched carefully to the sounds that they have learned. Staff provide additional high-quality support for those pupils who may require further help. This ensures that almost all pupils become confident, accurate readers by the end of Year 2.

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The school has a carefully crafted programme to support pupils’ wider development. Pupils know how to keep themselves both mentally and physically healthy. They also know how to act appropriately in order to keep themselves safe online. Pupils talked confidently about the values that support living in modern Britain and how the law protects people with different characteristics.

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Talents and interests are nurtured through a wide array of opportunities both within school and through partnership events. For instance, pupils take part in a variety of after-school and lunchtime activities. These include mindfulness, art and ocarina clubs. Pupils also delight in representing the school at different sporting events such as cross-country and swimming.

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Attendance is a high priority for the school. Effective systems to track attendance enable the school to quickly identify any pupils who may need further support. Staff work effectively with families to rapidly improve the attendance of these pupils.

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Members of the governing body carry out their role with diligence, offering appropriate support and challenge. They are committed to ensuring the very best educational outcomes for pupils and are well informed about how well pupils achieve throughout school.

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Staff are proud to be part of the Our Lady and All Saints family. The vast majority of parents and carers, who shared their views with inspectors, spoke very positively about how the school supports their children to flourish and grow.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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How can I feed back my views?

or to find out what other parents and carers think. We use information from Ofsted Parent View when deciding which schools to inspect, when to inspect them and as part of their inspection. 14 and 15 May 2024

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The Department for Education has further guidance on how to complain about a school.

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Further information

You can search for published performance information about the school.

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Further information

In the report, 'disadvantaged pupils' is used to mean pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND); pupils who meet the definition of children in need of help and protection; pupils receiving statutory local authority support from a social worker; and pupils who otherwise meet the criteria used for deciding the school's pupil premium funding (this includes pupils claiming free school meals at any point in the last six years, looked after children (children in local authority care) and/or children who left care through adoption or another formal route). 14 and 15 May 2024

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School details

Appropriate authority The governing body

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School details

Website www.ourladyallsaints.lancs.sch.uk

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School details

Date of previous inspection 9 and 10 January 2013

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Information about this school

 A new headteacher, deputy headteacher and Chair of Governors have been appointed since the last inspection.  The school is part of the Archdiocese of Liverpool. Its most recent section 48 inspection took place in April 2018. The school’s next section 48 inspection will take place before the end of 2025.  The school does not make use of alternative provision for pupils.  The school runs a breakfast club and an after-school club.  The school has provision for two-year-old children.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors carried out this graded inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005.

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Information about this inspection

 Inspections are a point-in-time judgement about the quality of a school’s education provision. 14 and 15 May 2024

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 This was the first routine inspection that the school received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Inspectors discussed the impact of the pandemic with leaders and have taken this into account in their evaluation.  Inspectors held meetings with the headteacher and other members of staff. The lead inspector spoke with members of the governing body, including the chair of governors. She also spoke with representatives of the archdiocese and the local authority.  Inspectors carried out deep dives in these subjects: early reading, mathematics and geography. For each deep dive, inspectors discussed the curriculum with subject leaders, visited a sample of lessons, and spoke to teachers and with some pupils about their learning. Inspectors also looked at samples of pupils’ work. The lead inspector listened to pupils reading with a familiar adult. Inspectors also discussed the curriculum with leaders in another subject.

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 To evaluate the effectiveness of safeguarding, the inspectors: reviewed the single central record; took account of the views of leaders, staff and pupils; and considered the extent to which the school has created an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils’ interests first.  Inspectors observed pupils’ behaviour at various times in the school day. This included during lessons as well as at playtime and lunchtime.  Inspectors considered the views expressed by parents in their responses to Ofsted Parent View, including the free-text comments. Inspectors spoke with parents as they brought their children to school at the start of the school day.  Inspectors also took account of the responses to Ofsted’s online questionnaires for staff and pupils.

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Inspection team

Pat Speed, lead inspector His Majesty's Inspector

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Inspection team

Philip Barlow Ofsted Inspector 14 and 15 May 2024

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