St Mary’s is a welcoming and friendly school where everyone is known well. Pupils are happy and feel part of this small school’s community. Relationships between pupils and staff are warm in this Catholic school. This helps pupils to live out the school’s vision and ‘grow together in the friendship of faith’. Pupils have a secure understanding of mutual respect and show this through positive interactions with each other. The school prioritises the well-being of pupils. They are given regular opportunities to share their views and talk about their feelings. Pupils are confident that their teachers will help them deal with any problems they may have. Leaders have taken rapid action to increase the school’s expectations of what pupils can achieve. They have implemented changes well to improve the quality of education pupils receive. These changes are having a positive impact on pupils’ current progress and achievement. Behaviour in and out of lessons is calm. Pupils understand and demonstrate the school rules of ‘be ready, respectful and safe’. They say that teachers make learning fun. Pupils engage well in class. There are very few instances of low-level disruption. Pupils play well together and enjoy time with their friends from other classes.