See below for the key focus areas for improvement for St Mary’s throughout 2024-2025.  Each term, the headteacher organises a Parent and Carer coffee morning to outline and discuss the progress made towards achieving what the school has set out to do.

PRIORITIES 2024 – 2025                                                                                                                                                                                            

 THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION

1. Fully embed the school’s curriculum framework so that planning, provision and assessment in all subjects from Early Years to the end of Key Stage 2, meets and/or exceeds national curriculum requirements.

2. Improve the quality of writing so that a greater proportion of children achieve ARE & greater depth in all year groups.

BEHAVIOUR & ATTITUDES/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT                                                                 

3. Review and implement behaviour policy so that it is effective and consistently used across the school to manage the varying needs of all children.

4. Further develop pupils being agents of change.

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

5. Continue to develop leaders at all levels across the school so that monitoring is highly effective, ensuring best impact on teaching, learning and outcomes.

6.To strategically plan for the long-term future and sustained success of St Mary’s.