The school was last inspected in July 2011.
We were delighted to have been judged as outstanding.
Some of the comments in the report:
Ofsted recommended that to make our school even better we should:
Eliminate inconsistencies in the quality of teaching by disseminating existing good and outstanding practice to ensure that all teaching is good or better by:
You can read the full report below:
You can now share your views on our school via Ofsted's Parent View website. By sharing your views, Ofsted hopes you'll be helping the school to improve. You will also be able to see what other parents have said about us.
The Religious Education aspect of the school was inspected under the new Catholic School Inspection Framework in November 2022 which superseded the Section 48 Inspection from 1st September 2022 and Our Lady of Fatima is one of the first Catholic Schools to experience this more stringent inspection.
We are delighted that Our Lady of Fatima secured a ‘Good’ judgement for overall effectiveness, with Outstanding grades for Catholic Life and Collective Worship
Below are some of the key areas that the inspectors highlighted about our school:
Our Lady of Fatima staff are excellent role models, promoting the mission and Catholic life of the school. Teachers use excellent questioning skills that deepen pupils’ understanding of Religious
Education. Pupils are respectful, kind, courteous, and enthusiastic about learning about their faith. Senior leaders are inspirational in driving the vision and mission of the school forward in a
caring and inclusive manner. The school's physical environment promotes the Catholic faith and ethos of the school, encouraging and developing prayer.
You can read the full report below:
The school had a monitoring visit in January 2020. You can read the report from this visit below: