St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, recently inspected by Ofsted, received criticism regarding its curriculum support and phonics implementation. Despite being described as 'broad and balanced,' inspectors noted that pupils were not adequately prepared for future education stages due to gaps in knowledge and understanding. The school's phonics curriculum was particularly criticized for being inconsistently applied, leading to slow development of reading skills in some pupils. Despite these issues, the school environment received praise from the inspectors, indicating strengths alongside the identified weaknesses.
Inspectors described the school's curriculum as 'broad and balanced' but noted inconsistencies in how well the school supports pupils' deep understanding of subjects.
The report criticized the inconsistent implementation of the phonics curriculum, resulting in some pupils not achieving reading accuracy and fluency as quickly as necessary.
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