DINAS POWYS PRIMARY SCHOOL

Overview

Dinas Powys Primary School is described as a "welcoming, inclusive school" where leaders and staff are committed to providing effective care and support. Most pupils, including those with additional learning needs, make "good progress" in their learning and well-being, benefiting from a positive culture of reading and strong outdoor learning opportunities.

Strengths

• Staff nurture positive relationships, ensuring most pupils feel "safe and happy in school."
• Provision for developing literacy, numeracy, and digital skills is "strong," with many pupils becoming "enthusiastic readers."
• Teaching is generally "effective," with teachers who "know pupils well" and model positive approaches to learning.
• Transition arrangements between Year 2 and Year 3 are "highly effective," helping pupils settle successfully.
• The school has developed "strong partnerships with most families," who appreciate opportunities to understand their child’s progress.

Areas to improve

• Address "inconsistencies in teaching" to ensure all pupils make the progress they should, particularly regarding underdeveloped questioning techniques in a minority of lessons.
• Ensure all pupils have effective opportunities to "influence what and how they learn," as this is currently at an "early stage of development" in general.

Safeguarding

The report states that staff nurture positive relationships which "ensures that most feel safe and happy in school," reflecting a commitment to providing effective care and support for all pupils.