Catholic Schools Inspectorate Report
An Outstanding school with 140 years’ experience in Catholic education
We are delighted to share the findings from our Catholic Schools Inspectorate Report from February 2024, led by the Education Commission of the Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark and celebrate our achievement of an Outstanding status.
Our whole school community are overwhelmed with the report findings, which states that “Catholic life and mission permeate the entire school, Gospel values are known and lived by all members of the La Retraite community”. Highlights of the report include:
- Leaders and staff are exemplary role models, pastoral care and relationships are outstanding and embody the Church's preferential option for the poor and the development of the whole person as a child of God.
- Behaviour is exemplary at all times, students show respect for each other, for staff and for their school environment.
- Religious education is placed at the heart of the curriculum, students know it is important and value it as more than just an academic subject.
- Students can articulate the mission of the school and are proud of the part they play in its success, they embrace opportunities and know that with faith all things are possible
- Students are happy and secure in the school environment and appreciate the special nature of their Catholic ethos
- Staff go the extra mile for their students, enthusiastically modelling and truly living out the mission statement. Staff nurture their students to become capable independent learners.
- The senior leadership team know their school well and are able to provide strategic direction and support when necessary, staff feel overwhelmingly supported and affirmed by the leadership of the school.
- Students show great interest and enthusiasm for their religious education lessons and feel secure that their classroom is not only a place of academic endeavour, but also spiritual development
With our long-standing history of success and tradition of excellence in all that we do, we proudly add this Outstanding accolade to our list of achievements. All members of our school community have worked hard towards the attainment of our Outstanding status and are delighted that this provides the affirmation we have sought to achieve for our students.