Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy

PUNCTUALITY MATTERS. ⏰💯🎯

In one school year, 5 minutes late each day equals 3 days off in total.

There was lots of positives from our recent Ofsted inspection in April.

Ofsted found that “The school has prioritised pupils personal development. The personal, social and health education programme (PSHE) is well designed and frequently reviewed so that it meets the current needs of pupils in the school.” 👏😊⭐️

ATTENDANCE MATTERS 💯🎯⭐️

In one school year, 97% attendance = 6 days of absence = 30 hours of learning lost.

There was lots of positives from our recent Ofsted inspection in April.

Ofsted found that “There are opportunities to visit further and higher education colleges and to learn about apprenticeships. All pupils in Year 10 take part in work experience.” 😊📚⭐️

There was lots of positives from our recent Ofsted inspection in April.

Ofsted found that “Pupils have opportunities to learn about healthy relationships, how to stay safe and fundamental British values.” 👏⭐️😊

There was lots of positives from our recent Ofsted inspection in April.

Ofsted found that “ pupils spoke enthusiastically about visits to the theatre, opportunities to participate in music and sports competitions and a variety of after school clubs.” 😊⚽️🎵

There was lots of positives from our recent Ofsted inspection in April.

Ofsted found that “The school organises a wide range of careers lessons and careers-related events for pupils from Year 7 upwards. Pupils are well informed about their future options.” 🧑‍🏫👩‍⚕️👷

There was lots of positives from our recent Ofsted inspection in April.

Ofsted found that “Staff work with pupils, and their families, to help improve their attendance. Overall attendance is beginning to rise.” 🎯👏⭐️

There was lots of positives from our recent Ofsted inspection in April.

Ofsted found that “the school has made reading a priority. It has developed a wide range of strategies to ensure that pupils who struggle to read are identified swiftly. These pupils receive appropriate support to make swift and sustained improvement in reading.” 😊👏📚

There was lots of positives from our recent Ofsted inspection in April.

Ofsted found that “the school and the trust have taken action to improve the identification of the needs of pupils with SEND. As a result pupils with SEND are identified quickly and accurately. The school has recently provided teachers with more information and training on how to support these pupils more effectively in the classroom.” 🧑‍🏫👏😊

There was lots of positives from our recent Ofsted inspection in April.

Ofsted found that “more pupils are reading with greater fluency. This is making it easier for them to access the curriculum than was the case in the past.” 👏💙📚

There was lots of positives from our recent Ofsted inspection in April.

Ofsted found that “the school has also considered carefully what pupils need to learn and when this content should be taught. Each subject curriculum sets out clearly for staff the essential knowledge that pupils need to learn.” 🧑‍🏫👏😊