Penyrenglyn Primary

Overview

Penyrenglyn Community Primary School is described as an “inclusive, caring school” where “nearly all pupils feel safe” and display pride in their achievements. The recently appointed headteacher has initiated positive changes to strengthen leadership and partnership working with families. However, the report notes that teaching quality is inconsistent, particularly regarding assessment and writing skills, and self-evaluation processes are still at an “early stage of development.”

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and display a “sense of pride in their achievements.”
• Staff provide “suitable interventions to support their well-being” and care deeply for pupils.
• Teachers make “suitable use of the local area” to engage pupils and develop pride in local heritage.
• There is a “strong sense of teamwork among staff and governors” with a clear vision for improvement.
• Positive outcomes are evident in the progress pupils make in reading when assessments are used accurately.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must improve self-evaluation and monitoring to focus on aspects most in need of improvement.
• The quality of teaching and assessment needs improvement to ensure lessons meet the needs of all learners.
• Teachers must plan better opportunities for pupils to refine their writing skills to achieve capable progress.

Safeguarding

The report states that “nearly all pupils feel safe in school” and that staff provide suitable interventions to support pupil well-being.