Inspectors have found some pupils at a Bolton high school ‘disrupt the learning of others’ during classes. A recently published Ofsted report on St Catherine’s Academy, Stitch-Mi-Lane, Breightmet, gave an overall rating of ‘requires improvement’.
St Catherine’s Academy, which has 1046 students aged three-16, converted converted to become a Bishop Fraser Trust Church of England academy school in May 2018. The school said that’ significant improvements’ had been made in the leading to the most improved GCSE results in Bolton and the best GCSE results the school has ever had.
The inspectors said the school requires improvement in the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes and leadership and management. They concluded that the school was good in the areas of personal development and early years provision, saying most issues were within the secondary age element of the school.
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The report, said: “Some pupils in the secondary school disrupt the learning of others and misbehave during social times. Leaders should ensure that the school’s behaviour policy is applied consistently.
“In the secondary school, some teachers do not deliver subject content effectively. This means that some pupils, including those pupils with SEND, do not learn as well as they should.
“Leaders should ensure that teachers receive further training to build their subject expertise. Leaders have introduced many changes that are beginning to have a positive impact on the quality of education that pupils receive, especially in early years and in key stages 1 and 2. However, these improvements are not replicated in the secondary part of the school. Some secondary-aged pupils do not achieve well.”
Headteacher at the school, Rachael Lucas, said: “Having not been inspected since 2016 we welcome the recent feedback from Ofsted. I am delighted that Ofsted have recognised how safe and happy the students are, how they have a strong sense of belonging, how we provide good opportunities for personal
development and how we are continuing to move the school forwards.
“Our early years provision continues to be a strength. We are disappointed that Ofsted did not recognise many of the significant improvements we have made in the secondary phase that helped us to achieve the most improved GCSE results in Bolton and the best GCSE results the school has had.
“We will continue to strive relentlessly to deliver the very best for our students and staff.”
Tania Lewyckyj, CEO of Bishop Fraser Trust, said: “We are pleased that the Ofsted report recognised the improvements made since that last inspection and will support the school with further improvements.
“However, we were disappointed that inspectors were not allowed to refer to or comment on this year’s results, especially as the school has made so much progress. These results are a clear indication that the school is on the right track.”
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