All Catholic schools, like every other school, are inspected by the government on a regular basis. These inspections are called OFSTED inspections. They examine the curriculum, teaching and learning, standards and achievement. Catholic schools however are also inspected by the diocese. The diocesan inspection is called a section 48 inspection and looks specifically at spiritual and moral development, whole school ethos, collective worship and religious education. At present these inspections take place approximately once every five years as do the OFSTED inspections.
They aim to help schools:
- become excellent self evaluating communities
- celebrate what they do well
- provide a clear indication of areas which need development
- obtain evidence of the quality of religious education
- develop their distinctiveness as catholic schools
The following reports are available as pdf files:
- Christ the King, Amesbury (January 2007) (67k)
- Christ the King, Knowle West, Bristol (January 2007) (64k)
- Christ the King, Thornbury (October 2006) (72k)
- Corpus Christi, Weston-super-Mare (January 2007) (74k)
- Holy Cross, Bedminster, Bristol (November 2005) (63k)
- Holy Family, Swindon (July 2007) (73k)
- Holy Rood Infant, Swindon (March 2008) (53k)
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Kingswood (June 2007) (76k)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Wincanton (May 2007) (76k)
- Our Lady of the Rosary, Lawrence Weston, Bristol (October 2006) (72k)
- SS Joseph & Teresa, Wells (September 2007) (51k)
- SS Peter & Paul, Cotham, Bristol (November 2006) (69k)
- St Augustine's, Downend, Bristol (June 2006) (70k)
- St Bernadette's, Hengrove, Bristol (July 2007) (70k)
- St Bernard's, Shirehampton, Bristol (February 2008) (63k)
- St Bonaventure, Bishopston, Bristol (May 2006) (71k)
- St Catharine's, Chipping Campden (September 2007) (62k)
- St Catherine's, Swindon (December 2006) (65k)
- St Dominic's, Stroud (March 2008) (82k)
- St Edmund's, Calne (March 2007) (75k)
- St Francis, Nailsea (March 2006) (45k)
- St George's, Taunton (October 2006) (82k)
- St George's, Warminster (January 2006) (72k)
- St Gregory the Great, Cheltenham (March 2007) (52k)
- St John's, Bath (June 2006) (75k)
- St John's, Trowbridge (April 2006) (76k)
- St Joseph's, Bridgwater (January 2006) (69k)
- St Joseph's, Devizes (May 2008) (79k)
- St Joseph's, Malmesbury (March 2008) (42k)
- St Joseph's, Nymsfield (June 2007) (72k)
- St Joseph's, Portishead (December 2007) (70k)
- St Louis, Frome (January 2007) (92k)
- St Mary's, Bradley Stoke (May 2007) (73k)
- St Mary's, Chippenham (March 2008) (57k)
- St Mary's, Churchdown (December 2007) (75k)
- St Nicholas of Tolentine, Easton, Bristol (April 2004) (72k)
- St Osmund's, Salisbury (March 2008) (89k)
- St Patrick's, Corsham (December 2007) (72k)
- St Patrick's, Redfield, Bristol (March 2006) (69k)
- St Paul's, Yate (July 2007) (63k)
- St Peter's, Gloucester (April 2007) (66k)
- St Pius X, Withywood, Bristol (November 2007) (70k)
- St Teresa's, Monks Park, Bristol (October 2007) (37k)
- St Thomas More, Cheltenham (May 2007) (70k)
- Wardour Catholic School, Wardour (January 2007) (75k)
- Draft Self Evaluation Form (March 2005) (113k)