“May God’s love shine in our lives as we care, share and

learn together.”

Aspiration• Outstanding• Learning• Culture• Curriculum

Inspection Outcome

• Grade 3 - Requires improvement • A school that requires improvement is

not yet a good school, but it is not inadequate. • This school will receive a full inspection

within 24 months from the date of this inspection.

Ofsted Report QuoteIn order that all groups of pupils achieve well, improve the quality of teaching so that a high proportion is good or better by: • ensuring all lessons are precisely planned with clear learning

objectives that challenge pupils according to their different abilities and support the effective learning and good progress of all pupils • setting pupils targets for English and mathematics aimed at

raising attainment to the next level, ensuring pupils are kept constantly aware of their targets • bringing consistency across the school to marking pupils’ work so

that they have good advice on improving their work and achieving their targets.

Key Point 1

To improve the quality of teaching by:

• Ensuring learning objectives are clear • Improving the setting of pupil targets

for English and mathematics• Consistent marking

Key Point 1 – Action• Introduced learning objective guidance to

staff to act as the first focus for planning and monitoring.• New consistent target policy guidance in

pupils writing and maths books.• Introduction of morning marking reflection

time for all pupils in Key Stage 1 & 2

Ofsted Report QuoteRaise the standard of pupils’ writing across the school by: • raising the expectations set for the most-able

pupils ensuring they are appropriately challenged and a high proportion make more than the expected progress • broadening the opportunities across subjects for

writing so that pupils experience a wider variety of and purposes for writing.

Key Point 2

To raise the standard of pupils’ writing by:

• Raising the expectations set for the most able pupils• Broadening the opportunities across all

subjects

Key Point 2 – Action

•Whole School - Big Write Friday’s• Tighter marking assessment to set

specific writing targets for pupils• Challenging learning objective for

more able pupils

Key Point 2 – Action

• Challenge writing groups in upper Key Stage 2• Review of curriculum and cross

curricular writing opportunities (new DFE curriculum Sept 2014)

Ofsted Report Quote

• Strengthen leadership and management through improving leaders’ skills in assessing the quality of teaching and increasing the rigour with which teaching is checked.

Key Point 3

Strengthen leadership by;

• improving skills in assessing the quality of teaching• increasing rigour

Key Point 3 – Action

• Clear monitoring timetable in place with built in coaching sessions• Work with LA on the 3 judgement

lesson observation format• Restructure of the responsibilities of

the senior leadership team

Ofsted Report Quote – Key Point 4

• An external review of governance should be undertaken in order to assess how this aspect of leadership and management may be improved.

Key Point 4 – Action

• Build on existing good practice• External review supported by the

Local Authority.

Where Next?

• 4 Key Areas for Improvement• Outstanding• “Good enough, is not good enough.”• Consistency and clarity in the St

Raphael’s approach

Positives in the report...

“Pupils enjoy school, feel safe and well cared for and supported by staff.”

“Pupils’ behaviour is good.”

“Pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is good.”

Positives in the report...“Teachers and assistants have a good

relationship with pupils and know them well.”

“There is always a special eye kept on those known to need extra support. As a result, all

pupils get on well with their teachers, feel well supported and enjoy learning.”

Positives in the report...“Leaders, governors and staff have raised their

expectations and are improving the school.”

“ The head teacher has raised expectations.”

“Teachers are being given good guidance on teaching English and Mathematics.”

Positives in the report...

“Morale is good and there is capacity to sustain the

improvements underway.”

Ofsted – recognised strengths• Unity• Wide curriculum – to develop range of

talents.• Curriculum makes significant contribution to

pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

Ofsted – recognised strengths• Culture – we live our school values• Behaviour• Progress - better provision EYFS/ KS1 L2 up/

Improved end of KS2 outcomes 2013• Phonics and Phonics Screening

• 2012 55% (2012 National 58%)• 2013 83%

End of Key Stage 1End of Year 2

Level 2c+ Level 2b+ Level 2a+ Level 3+

2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013

Read 88% 92% 69% 78% 42% 61% 23% 22%

Write 73% 87% 54% 61% 23% 22% 8% 4%

Maths 92% 87% 73% 74% 42% 65% 15% 26%

End of Key Stage 1

End of Year 2 Level 2c+ Level 2b+ Level 2a+ Level 3+

  National School National School National School National School

Read 87 92% 76 78% 53 61% 27 22%

Write 83 87% 64 61% 35 22% 14 4%

Maths 91 87% 76 74% 49 65% 22 26%

Key Stage 2 Results L4+ L5 Expected Exceeded

Reading

School 82% 45% 85% 25%

National 86% 48% 90% 35%

Writing

School 86% 32% 100% 35%

National 81% 28% 90% 28%

Maths

School 91% 50% 100% 35%

National 84% 39% 87% 28%

Reflection and Questions

“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”.