Brynteg C P School

Overview

Brynteg County Primary School is described as a “very nurturing and caring community” where pupils make “strong progress from low starting points.” The inspection found that teaching, leadership, and care are all rated as “Good,” with staff providing “vibrant and stimulating learning experiences” that successfully improve pupils’ skills and wellbeing.

Strengths

• Pupils develop “effective literacy and information and communication technology (ICT) skills” and demonstrate “respectful attitudes to staff and visitors.”
• The school provides “purposeful intervention programmes” that help nearly all targeted pupils make good progress, particularly in speech, language, and reading.
• Staff and pupils share a “warm, caring and respectful working relationship,” creating an “inclusive and happy family ethos.”
• The leadership team has a “clear vision” and works effectively with governors to address development targets and raise outcomes.
• Parents receive “valuable educational opportunities, effective guidance and purposeful support,” fostering a successful partnership with the school.

Areas to improve

• Address “safety issues relating to the school grounds.”
• Develop pupils’ “extended writing skills effectively, particularly those of the more able.”
• Ensure pupils “apply their numeracy skills purposefully across the curriculum at an appropriate level.”
• Improve pupils’ “standards of Welsh.”

Safeguarding

The report states that safeguarding arrangements “generally meet requirements and are not a cause for concern,” though leaders were drawn attention to specific safety issues in the grounds.