Stella Maris School, Stockport

What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils enjoy coming to this small and welcoming school. They value how the school size helps them to form close bonds with pupils of all ages. Pupils are polite and courteous to each other. They behave well. Pupils are safe and happy. They are looked after well by their teachers and staff.

As pupils happily enter the school building each morning, they walk through the Jubilee Garden. They tend to this space throughout the year, honing their gardening skills in the process. Outdoor learning is a prized aspect of the school's curriculum, with each class spending part of their curriculum time learning related skills in the nearby wooded area.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school has a balanced curriculum in place that largely mirrors the expectations of the national curriculum. Within these subjects, the school has broadly identified what it wants pupils to know and do by the end of each year.

The school delivers much of its curriculum effectively. Where this is the case, pupils acquire a firm body of knowledge by the end of Year 6. That said, in some instances, the school does not deliver curriculum content as well as it could. This is largely because the school has not broken down its curriculum expectations into smaller, logical steps of learning. This sometimes hinders the school's ability to deliver content in a coherent way. In turn, this limits how well pupils deepen their understanding of some concepts and make connections with their prior knowledge.

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

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