Our School Inspection Reports
Ofsted Report 2025:
Leigh St Peter’s CE Primary School Ofsted Report March 2025
SIAMS Report 2025:
SIAMS Report Leigh St Peter’s CE Primary School 2025
Ofsted Inspections:
Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) is responsible for inspecting and regulating schools across England. Under the current inspection framework, inspectors evaluate a range of areas including leadership and governance, curriculum and teaching, attendance and behaviour, achievement, personal development and wellbeing, and inclusion. Safeguarding is assessed separately and must meet statutory requirements.
Following an inspection, schools receive an Ofsted Report Card rather than a single overall grade. The report card provides a detailed evaluation of different aspects of school performance using a five-point scale: Exceptional, Strong, Secure, Attention Needed, and Causing Concern. This approach provides parents, carers and the wider community with a clearer and more comprehensive understanding of a school’s strengths and areas for development.
The inspection process includes discussions with pupils, staff, governors and leaders, visits to lessons, scrutiny of pupils’ work and consideration of parents’ views. The aim is to support continuous improvement while ensuring that all children receive a high-quality education in a safe, inclusive and nurturing environment.
SIAMS Inspections:
SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools) is the inspection process used to evaluate the effectiveness and distinctiveness of Church schools. Unlike Ofsted, which focuses on the quality of education and school performance, SIAMS considers how effectively a school’s Christian vision and values shape its life, culture and provision and enable both pupils and adults to flourish.
During a SIAMS inspection, inspectors explore how the school’s Christian vision influences leadership, decision-making, relationships, curriculum design and the personal development of pupils. They also evaluate the impact of collective worship, the effectiveness of Religious Education, and how well the school promotes dignity, respect, hope, wisdom and community. Evidence is gathered through discussions with pupils, staff, governors, parents and church representatives, alongside observations and a review of school practice.
The focus of SIAMS is not simply on what a school does, but on the impact its Christian vision has on enabling everyone within the school community to‘live life in all its fullness’. Following the inspection, a report is published highlighting the school’s strengths and identifying areas for further development as a Church school.
For Leigh St Peter’s CE Primary School, SIAMS provides an opportunity to celebrate how our vision,“Let Your Light Shine” (Matthew 5:16), informs our work and supports all members of our school community to flourish spiritually, academically, socially and emotionally