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    Dec 2023

    Last Updated: 13/12/2023
    Education
    Education

    Harrogate's St Robert's school rated 'good' by Ofsted

    by Phoebe Hobbs

    | 13 Dec, 2023
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    Pupils at St Robert's Catholic Primary school.

    A primary school in Harrogate has been rated 'good' by Ofsted.

    St Robert’s Catholic Primary School was described by inspectors as a "welcoming, inclusive and diverse community".

    It was St Robert's first Ofsted inspection for 14 years.



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    The report said:

    "The Catholic values of the school are a central feature of its work.
    "These values are reflected in the acts of kindness that pupils carry out in the school and in the community."


    The report says "everyone is valued" and "teachers and support staff care passionately about each child".

    The school was assessed as 'good' in all areas except early years provision, which was graded as 'requires improvement'.

    Inspectors said:

    "In recent years, a large proportion of children have not developed the literacy, communication and language skills needed to make them ready for Year 1."


    St Robert's Catholic Primary School in Harrogate.



    Headteacher Jill Collins said:

    "The report recognised that the school’s curriculum is increasingly ambitious and the school gives it careful thought.
    "Education is an ever-changing journey on which we are privileged to accompany the children in our care.
    "As a school, we are continually adapting to this landscape in order to provide children with opportunities to be the best they can be.
    "We are grateful to the whole school community for their continued support in helping to make St Robert’s a place for children to be happy, resilient and forgiving learners.”


    The 300-pupil school converted to become an academy school in 2021. It is now part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust.

    When its predecessor school, of the same name, was last inspected by Ofsted in May 2009, it was judged to be outstanding overall.

    Parents interested in enrolling their child can email admin@st-roberts.n-yorks.sch.uk .