CROESTY PRIMARY SCHOOL

Overview

Many pupils at Croesty Primary School make progress in their learning and develop as "caring and enthusiastic learners" who enjoy their education. While staff work hard to ensure pupils feel valued and the school has a strong team ethos, opportunities for pupils to challenge themselves are not always planned well enough. Leadership is currently in a period of transition, with new senior leaders and governors beginning to work collaboratively on improvement priorities.

Strengths

• Pupils are "positive about their school," welcoming visitors and keen to share their work and achievements.
• Staff ensure pupils feel valued, with well-being established as a "school priority."
• The school offers a variety of topics involving the wider community, providing "creative learning opportunities."
• Parents are positive about curriculum developments and the range of topics on offer.
• Staff are developing their interpretation of the new Curriculum for Wales and providing opportunities for pupils to influence their own learning.

Areas to improve

• Improve strategic leadership, evaluation work, and improvement processes.
• Ensure teaching and provision for skills build effectively on prior learning to support progress in line with ability.
• Develop feedback and assessment for learning so pupils can clearly identify what they need to do to improve.
• Strengthen governance to ensure the governing body develops its role as a "critical friend."

Safeguarding

The report does not contain specific statements regarding safeguarding arrangements or outcomes.