1. 1 St Thomas More Parent Information Evening Wednesday 11 th October 2016

2. Our Catholic School Opening Prayer God our Father, Fill me with your happiness and joy Let your Spirit live within me In the secret of my heart teach me wisdom and keep me true to your word Forgive the wrong that I do And in Your goodness, be always with me Amen

3. OFSTED Framework BEFOREAFTER Overall Effectiveness Leadership & ManagementEffectiveness of Leadership & Management Behaviour & Safety of pupilsPersonal development, behaviour & welfare Quality of teachingQuality of teaching, learning & assessment Achievement of pupilsOutcomes for pupils

4. St Thomas More - Pupil Outcomes 2015 – looking back 73% of pupils make good levels of progress in Foundation Stage – 7% above the National Average 95% of pupils in Year 1 achieved the requirements of the Phonics Screening Check – 18% above the National Average In KS1 (end of Year 2) outcomes for Reading, Writing and Mathematics all exceeded pupils nationally at L2B+ (average performance) In KS2 outcomes for pupils in Reading and Writing were broadly in line with national averages. Results in Writing suggest that there is work to do. % of pupils achieving higher levels of performance were significantly below other schools nationally Attendance is high and above national averages

5. St Thomas More - Pupil Outcomes 2016 – the latest picture The way assessment is now done is different so comparisons to last year are misleading but we can make some judgements 79% of pupils make good levels of progress in Foundation Stage above the National Average but those children that come from our Nursery could be doing slightly better 89% of pupils in Year 1 achieved significantly above the requirements of the Phonics Screening Check albeit below last year. In KS1 (end of Year 2) outcomes for Reading, Writing and Mathematics all exceeded pupils nationally and showed modest improvements on last year

6. St Thomas More - Pupil Outcomes 2016 – the latest picture In KS2 SATs we had a mixed picture. The impact of the Talk for Writing Project showed it had a strong impact but Maths whilst showing improvements was not good enough. CategorySt Thomas More % National % difference SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar) 8672+14 READING7266+8 WRITING7974+5 MATHS6570-5

7. The Future

8. Our Focus

9. End of KS2 SAT End of KS1 SAT Homework & Support

12. Split classes School curriculum was designed for Mixed Age groups Staff commitment Knowledge of children Ability to challenge Departments (EYFS, KS1, LKS2 & UPKS2) working in partnership

13. Our Catholic School “A good school provides a rounded education for the whole person. And a good Catholic school, over and above this, should help all its students to become saints.” Pope Benedict speaking at “The Big Assembly” 17th Sept 2010