St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Brighton

             "This is a good school"                     

"Pupils make good progress during their time at St Joseph’s, despite many entering the school with knowledge and skills well below those expected for their age. As a result, the majority of pupils achieve well by the time they leave the school and their attainment is in line with their peers nationally."

"Teachers work hard to ensure that lessons interest and engage learners. They make sure that work is matched well to pupils’ needs. They provide a good level of support for pupils who struggle with learning, including disabled pupils and those with special educational needs, or those who speak English as an additional language."

"Pupils behave well and have positive attitudes to learning."

The curriculum promotes pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development extremely well.

"Leaders and managers have set up effective systems to ensure that pupils are given maximum opportunity to achieve as well as they can. They recognise that there has been underachievement in the past, and have worked hard to ensure that this is no longer the case."

"The strong governing body has a clear view of the school’s strengths and has carefully planned the next steps for its further improvement."