ARCHDEACON GRIFFITHS C.I.W. PRIMARY SCHOOL

Overview

The school fosters a “warm family atmosphere” where pupils feel “safe and secure” and enjoy attending. While staff care for pupils well and create an inclusive community, the report states that “teaching is not always suitably challenging” and leaders have “not always ensured that the school has sustained” past improvements.

Strengths

• Pupils feel “happy and valued” with “good” behaviour and positive attitudes towards learning.
• Staff create “positive working relationships” and manage behaviour effectively.
• There are “effective arrangements for supporting pupils with special educational needs,” resulting in expected progress.
• The school has “exceptional facilities for learning,” including a well-resourced outdoor environment.
• Governors are “very supportive” and take an active interest in the school’s life.

Areas to improve

• Strengthen self-evaluation processes to ensure they “focus sharply enough on pupils’ standards.”
• Improve pupils’ reading, writing, and numeracy skills, particularly at key stage 2.
• Raise teaching expectations to ensure all pupils receive an “appropriate level of challenge.”

Safeguarding

The report states that “the school’s arrangements for safeguarding pupils meet requirements and give no cause for concern.”