Gaer Primary School

Overview

Gaer Primary School is described as a "happy and caring community" where nearly all pupils make "good, and often very good, progress," frequently from low starting points. The inspection found "excellent" standards across all areas, including teaching, wellbeing, and leadership, with a "very strong track record of improvement" since the school opened in 2014.

Strengths

• "The quality of teaching is excellent across the school," with "assessment for learning" identified as a "particularly strong feature."
• Pupils display "exceptionally high levels of wellbeing," showing "very positive attitudes to their learning" and "very good behaviour."
• There is "strong and effective leadership" with a "clear strategic direction" and "extremely effective" governors.
• The curriculum is "broad, balanced and rich," meeting the needs of all pupils "very well," including those with additional learning needs.
• Pupils develop "excellent oracy skills" and apply numeracy and ICT skills "very effectively" across the curriculum.

Areas to improve

• The report recommends the school "continue to improve attendance," noting that while rates have risen, they were previously "low compared to that of similar schools."

Safeguarding

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