Inspection report says Spalding primary school ‘outstanding’

St Norbert’s Catholic Primary School in Spalding has been rated “outstanding” in an inspection report.

Now with 209 pupils (up from 144 five years ago), the school has improved two grades from its previous rating of “satisfactory”.
It has pupils from 15 different nationalities and 61 per cent have English as an additional language.

Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Education Service carried out an inspection last month. The key findings, as quoted in the report:

  • the quality of the Catholic life of the school is outstanding and permeates everything that happens in the school, reflecting both Gospel values and Catholic social teaching to the highest standard
  • the quality of collective worship is outstanding and is now a strength of the school. Pupils show respect and participate wholeheartedly in all forms of prayer and worship
  • the quality of religious education is good. Most pupuls make good progress given their starting points and time in the school. Some pupils make accelerated progress due to outstanding teaching and support. Monitoring and evaluation are used effectively to improve outcomes for pupils.

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