Cwmfelin Primary School

Overview

Cwmfelin Primary School is described as a “nurturing and inclusive environment” where pupils feel “safe, happy and valued.” The inspection highlights an ethos where pupils know they matter, resulting in “very positive attitudes to learning” and high levels of enthusiasm. Most pupils, including those with additional learning needs, make strong progress in numeracy, digital skills, and reading.

Strengths

• Staff demonstrate “consistent care and kindness,” fostering strong relationships that encourage pupils to seek help.
• Teaching “meets the needs of pupils well,” with staff offering “bespoke experiences” that support individual learning successfully.
• The curriculum enables pupils to develop “independent thinking” through authentic contexts, such as the “Big Bocs Bwyd” project which supports life skills.
• Pupils benefit from “regular, beneficial outdoor learning sessions,” including wildlife exploration and the ‘daily mile’.
• Nearly all pupils “behave very well” in lessons and at break times.

Areas to improve

• Improve the teaching of extended writing to ensure older pupils “develop and organise their ideas effectively.”
• Ensure Welsh language teaching builds progressively on pupils’ oracy skills across the school.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of provision funded by the pupil development grant to determine its impact on vulnerable pupils.

Safeguarding

The report states that the school is a “nurturing and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe, happy and valued,” with staff showing “consistent care and kindness” so that pupils are comfortable seeking support.