MYRDDIN COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL

Overview

Myrddin Community Primary School is described as an “inclusive and caring environment” where pupils feel safe, yet significant leadership and teaching deficiencies hinder progress. The report states that “special measures are required” due to a lack of leadership capacity and insufficient monitoring of teaching quality. Consequently, many mainstream pupils are not making the progress they are capable of, and curriculum development is slow.

Strengths

• Staff build “strong relationships” and provide “good support for pupils’ emotional well-being.”
• Pupils are “enthusiastic learners” who are “proud to share their successes.”
• Teaching in specialist Additional Learning Needs (ALN) units is “highly effective,” with many pupils making “strong progress.”
• Pupils make “good progress” in specific areas, such as developing their “oracy skills.”

Areas to improve

• Leadership must improve self-evaluation and monitoring to accurately identify key improvements in teaching and learning.
• The quality of teaching and assessment needs enhancement so that “all pupils make the progress they are capable of.”
• The curriculum requires a “systematic, whole school approach” to develop literacy, numeracy, and digital skills, alongside improved attendance.

Safeguarding

The report states that the school is an “inclusive and caring environment where pupils feel safe and valued.”