• You have created a vibrant culture where learning is exciting, teaching is effective and pupils thrive.
• Staff are dedicated and put a lot of effort into creating a calm, purposeful learning environment where pupils are well cared for.
• Teacher’s use their secure subject knowledge to plan meaningful activities that contribute well to pupils’ progress and personal development.
• Pupils make good gains in their learning and typically achieve well over time.
• Pupils enjoy coming to school because teachers help them to see a real purpose for their learning. The behave very well in lessons and work hard.
• Pupils believe that school is a safe place because they have adults that care about them.

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St. Philip's was inspected as part of the Diocesan Section 48 inspection in November 2018 and we were delighted that our school was judged to be a very good Catholic school with an outstanding Catholic life.

Here are some quotes from the report:

• Provision for pupils’ emotional development is outstanding.
• Excellent role models provided by the staff facilitate a culture of trust.
• A very dedicated headteacher, supported by a deeply committed senior leadership team and knowledgeable governors ensure that all areas of Catholic Life, Religious Education and worship are passionately led and effectively monitored.
• Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary during all worship and they participate enthusiastically.
• The school values the culturally diverse backgrounds of all pupils and the richness that this brings to the school.

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