History of the School

St. Elizabeth Catholic Primary School was formed in 2001 from the amalgamation of two historic Catholic schools—Our Lady of the Assumption and Saint John the Baptist. Since then, we have grown into a close-knit community where children thrive academically, socially, and spiritually.

Our Headteacher, Ms Angelina John, has been leading the school for 11 years. Having started as a teacher here, she understands the school’s values and is deeply committed to its success.

We serve a wonderfully diverse community, welcoming families of all faiths and backgrounds. While 33% of our pupils are Catholic, we embrace all children and celebrate the richness of different cultures and beliefs.

CSI Inspection Report

Dear Parents/Carer’s,

Please find attached our Ofsted Report dated 1^st and 2^nd March 2022, which confirms we retain our ‘Good’ status. The Governors and I are very pleased with this outcome and we were touched by some of the observations made about our school;

‘Pupils really like coming to this school. They said it feels like a “second family” for them’.

‘All Teachers have high expectations of pupil’s behaviour’.

Pupils said that ‘this is a school where everyone respects one another’.

‘Pupils are kept safe in school’.

The report captures the positive views of parents/carers and we are proud that the majority of parents feel that we are doing a ‘fantastic job’ and we are constantly improving.

I am so pleased that the work we have carried out to improve the curriculum is evident and we continue to adapt to meet the needs of our community – making learning & teaching more meaningful.

I think for staff, during this (dare I say it… unprecedented time) the phrase that was said in the feedback to Governors, the Diocese and the Local Authority which means the most to us is ‘The school provided an arm around the pupils at a time when they were most in need’.

We hope you are also pleased with the report. We had already been working on improvements prior to the Ofsted visit and will continue to do so.

The staff and children are always remarkable and I am so very proud of them for their hard work and efforts which have resulted in making this such a great report. I know, that they will all continue to further strengthen the excellent work of our school going forward.

Yours sincerely,

Ms A John

Executive Headteacher