All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Outcome

All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection.

What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils enjoy belonging to the All Saints family, where staff give them the 'roots to grow and wings to fly'. Pupils are happy and well cared for.

They know there are trusted adults who they can go to if they are worried or concerned.

The school has very high aspirations for pupils' achievement. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), work tirelessly to rise to these aspirations.

Pupils achieve exceptionally well. They leave the school very we...ll equipped for the challenges of secondary education.

During lessons and at social times, pupils' behaviour is excellent.

They build incredibly positive relationships with one another and with staff. Pupils listen attentively and show high levels of respect. Classrooms buzz with purposeful learning.

Pupils encourage each other diligently 'to learn, to love and to live'.

The school provides activities and visits that carefully link to pupils' learning as well as broadening their experiences beyond the local community. Pupils enjoy trips to museums, the beach or to the theatre.

The after-school clubs, such as gardening, recorders, football and choir, develop pupils' talents and interests brilliantly.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school has established a very ambitious, high-quality standard of education. Reading is central to the school's excellent curriculum offer.

Interesting, diverse and engaging texts are used to support the delivery of knowledge across subjects very effectively. Children in the early years learn an array of stories and rhymes, helping them to develop a love of books. This enjoyment of reading is promoted consistently as pupils continue through school.

Staff are trained expertly to deliver the phonics programme very effectively. They provide tailored support for those pupils who need extra help. This builds pupils' confidence considerably, helping them to become fluent, accurate readers.

From the beginning of the early years to the end of Year 6, the school has designed a broad and rich curriculum. It has identified carefully the knowledge that pupils should learn. Staff deliver this very skilfully and revisit the key knowledge that is essential for pupils to know and remember.

Pupils make strong links between the subjects and concepts that they study. This supports them to develop a secure and deep body of knowledge.

Children in the early years get off to a flying start.

Learning is fun, calm and rich in this enjoyable provision. Children enjoy purposeful activities which foster and develop their communication and social interactions considerably.

The school identifies the needs of pupils with SEND very quickly and accurately.

This begins even before children enter the early years through effective working relationships with other nursery and pre-schools. Staff adapt the delivery of the curriculum successfully. As a result, pupils, including those with SEND, achieve well and are well prepared for the next stage of their education.

Pupils have a thirst for learning new knowledge and they want to be in school each day. The school engages in creative and effective ways with parents and carers. This has helped ensure there is a shared understanding of why every day in school is important.

This contributes to pupils attending regularly. The school has developed a clear and widely understood behaviour policy. Staff implement the policy diligently and fairly.

This helps ensure that pupils behave exceptionally well and are kind and respectful to each other.

The school's provision for pupils' personal development is extremely well crafted. There are tailored opportunities for pupils to understand diversity, individuality and celebrate what makes everyone unique.

Pupils know it is important to be caring, curious and ambitious. For example, they learn to be charitable by raising money for good causes and they develop an understanding of sustainability by growing their own vegetables. Pupils learn deeply about healthy relationships and the differences between themselves and others.

They are extremely knowledgeable about fundamental British values and have a secure understanding of democracy, the rule of law and tolerance. This leads to highly articulate pupils who are well prepared for life in modern Britain.

Relationships between pupils and adults are extremely positive.

Parents and carers value the close-knit school community and the support that the school gives to their families. Staff feel valued and proud to work at this school, which puts pupils first. Staff appreciate the support offered by school leaders and governors around their own well-being.

The governing body are highly knowledgeable about the school. They have the skill set, drive and dedication to ensure that the school continues to go from strength to strength.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Background

Until September 2024, on a graded (section 5) inspection we gave schools an overall effectiveness grade, in addition to the key and provision judgements. Overall effectiveness grades given before September 2024 will continue to be visible on school inspection reports and on Ofsted's website. From September 2024, graded inspections will not include an overall effectiveness grade.

This school was, before September 2024, judged outstanding for its overall effectiveness.

We have now inspected the school to determine whether it has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at that previous inspection. This is called an ungraded inspection, and it is carried out under section 8 of the Education Act 2005.

We do not give graded judgements on an ungraded inspection. However, if we find evidence that a school's work has improved significantly or that it may not be as strong as it was at the last inspection, then the next inspection will be a graded inspection. A graded inspection is carried out under section 5 of the Act.

Usually this is within one to two years of the date of the ungraded inspection. If we have serious concerns about safeguarding, behaviour or the quality of education, we will deem the ungraded inspection a graded inspection immediately.

This is the first ungraded inspection since we judged the school to be outstanding for overall effectiveness in January 2019.