CARREGHOFA C.P. SCHOOL

Overview

Carreghofa C.P. School is described as a “nurturing community” where staff know pupils well and meet their social and emotional needs effectively. The inspection found that most pupils enjoy learning, make good progress, and achieve well by the end of key stage 2, supported by strong leadership and a clear vision.

Strengths

• Pupils display “high levels of wellbeing” and feel “safe and valued as individuals”.
• Teachers and support staff have a “secure knowledge of their roles” and collaborate productively with other local schools.
• The curriculum offers “interesting” opportunities for pupils to follow their own interests, such as during ‘genius hours’.
• Pupils have a “strong voice in the school’s life and work” through numerous committees, boosting their confidence.
• The governing body “supports and challenges the school well”, using evidence to monitor progress effectively.

Areas to improve

• Improve the provision for pupils to use their writing and numeracy skills independently across the curriculum.
• Raise standards of pupils’ handwriting and presentation.
• Improve the quality of outdoor learning experiences in the foundation phase and pupils’ punctuality at the start of the school day.

Safeguarding

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