Llantarnam Community Primary School

Overview

Pupils at Llantarnam Community Primary School enjoy attending and feel valued, with most making appropriate progress. The headteacher provides "exceptional leadership" and staff benefit from effective professional development, though teaching quality varies and some pupils do not reach their full potential.

Strengths

• The headteacher offers "inspirational and highly effective" leadership with a "secure vision".
• Pupils demonstrate "Good" wellbeing, feeling safe, polite, and eager to take on responsibilities.
• Teachers know pupils well and respond suitably to their educational and emotional needs.
• Strong provision for vulnerable pupils, including nurture support, raises self-esteem and confidence.
• Effective systems identify and track progress for pupils with additional learning needs.

Areas to improve

• Improve pupils’ writing skills, including handwriting, and ensure systematic development of ICT and Welsh language skills.
• Ensure planned opportunities for numeracy in subjects other than mathematics, particularly in key stage 2.
• Share best practice in teaching to ensure greater consistency and challenge across the school.

Safeguarding

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