Castle Park Primary School

Overview

Castle Park Primary School is described as a "well-led, welcoming place to learn" where staff are committed to improving all aspects of school life. Most pupils enjoy their time at school, feel safe, and make good progress, supported by positive relationships between staff, pupils, and parents.

Strengths

• Staff maintain "positive relationships" with pupils and extend these to form "trusting and supportive relationships between school and home."
• Pupils "behave well" and "engage positively with the wide range of learning experiences," developing confidence to express themselves articulately.
• Learners develop "positive attitudes to reading and writing" and enjoy opportunities to be physically active.
• Pupils use digital devices effectively to support learning and produce reports, presentations, and designs.
• Teachers use effective strategies, such as "effective questioning and immediate feedback," to enhance learning.

Areas to improve

• Pupils "do not generally have enough influence over their own learning," and in a few lessons, a minority do not make the progress they are capable of.
• Teachers’ planning for progression across aspects of the curriculum, such as Welsh and the expressive arts, is "under-developed."
• Pupils do not use their mathematical skills "often enough in their work across the curriculum."

Safeguarding

The report states that pupils "feel safe and listened to," reflecting the school's commitment to maintaining positive relationships and a supportive environment.