Children experience a very positive start to their education in the early years at this school. They settle into the routines and rhythms of school life quickly. Their language skills blossom under the guidance of the welcoming staff. Pupils are happy at work and play in this calm, orderly and caring school. They behave well in lessons and are eager to acquire new skills and knowledge. Pupils know the types of repeated poor behaviour that constitute bullying. The school deals with the rare incidents of bullying appropriately and quickly. Pupils benefit from the provision for outdoor play and learning during the less-structured times of the school day. They thrive in the school’s safe, secure, well-maintained and well-supervised outdoor learning environment. The school meets the individual needs of its pupils and their families well through its knowledgeable teaching and support staff. All staff are ambitious for the pupils in their care. They follow the school’s expectations, its ‘Be-attitudes’, for teaching and learning. The pupils who attend English Martyrs’ Catholic Primary School achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics. By the time pupils leave Year 6, they are well prepared for the demands of secondary schooling.