At St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, our School Development Plan sets out our priorities for continued improvement over the next three years. Guided by our mission, “Inspired by Christ, Working together, Achieving our best,” the plan is focused on ensuring that every child is supported to flourish academically, spiritually, socially and personally. Three Year School Development P…

Our development priorities are centred around the following key areas:

Catholic Education

We will continue to strengthen our Catholic identity and mission by developing pupils’ understanding of Catholic Social Teaching, improving the quality of Religious Education and giving children an increasing role in planning and leading prayer and liturgy. We aim for pupils to confidently connect their faith and Scripture with their everyday lives and actions. Three Year School Development P…

Leadership and Governance

We will continue to develop strong, distributed leadership across the school. Leaders will become increasingly skilled and confident in their areas of responsibility, while governors and trustees will provide effective strategic challenge and support to drive sustained improvement. Three Year School Development P…

Curriculum and Teaching

We are committed to an ambitious, coherent and engaging curriculum that meets the needs of every learner. Teaching will continue to develop, with carefully chosen adaptations for pupils, including those with SEND and those who are disadvantaged. Over time, staff will become increasingly confident in adapting and innovating beyond commercial schemes to create learning that is purposeful and responsive. Three Year School Development P…

Achievement

We have high expectations for every child, taking account of their individual starting points. We will carefully track progress, identify barriers and provide targeted support where needed. Our ambition is for attainment across all areas to be at least in line with national outcomes, while ensuring that disadvantaged pupils make strong progress and gaps are reduced. Three Year School Development P…

Behaviour, Attendance and Wellbeing

We will continue to develop a consistent and supportive approach to behaviour, including effective strategies for children who need additional support with regulation. We will explicitly teach positive learning behaviours and maintain a strong focus on attendance, with an ambition to meet and sustain national attendance standards. Three Year School Development P…

Personal Development and Enrichment

We want every child to experience a rich range of opportunities beyond the classroom. Our enrichment offer will be developed and refined so that it is inclusive, ambitious and responsive to pupil voice. Children will increasingly have authentic opportunities to lead, contribute and take responsibility across school life.

Inclusion and SEND

We are committed to identifying barriers to learning quickly and ensuring that appropriate, evidence-informed support is put in place. Our One Plans and adaptations will be purposeful and regularly reviewed, with parents involved in shaping support. We will continue to focus on ensuring that disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND achieve strongly across the curriculum. Three Year School Development P…

Safeguarding

Safeguarding remains a fundamental priority. We will maintain effective safeguarding systems, provide timely support for families through Early Help and ensure that all new staff receive a thorough induction that meets safer recruitment requirements. Our long-term ambition is for safeguarding to be highly effective, proactive and fully embedded within our school culture. Three Year School Development P…

Early Years

We will continue to strengthen our Early Years provision through a well-sequenced curriculum, engaging learning experiences and highly effective adult interactions. A particular focus will be placed on developing children's communication, language and vocabulary, alongside ensuring that our outdoor provision reflects the quality of learning inside the classroom. Three Year School Development P…

Our ambition

Across the three-year plan, our aim is to move from strong foundations and consistent practice towards highly effective and sustainable practice. We want every child at St Joseph’s to receive an ambitious education, experience the richness of our Catholic life and mission, develop confidence and independence, and be equipped to make a positive contribution to the world around them.

Our plan also reflects the wider priorities of the Christus Catholic Trust, including strengthening Catholic leadership, improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND, developing high-quality care and support, strengthening communication, language and vocabulary, distributing leadership effectively and enriching the curriculum for all children.