Pontprennau

Overview

The report describes a school with a "positive and inclusive environment" where pupils are "keen to learn" and feel "safe and secure." While teaching and wellbeing are judged as "Good," leadership and standards are deemed "Adequate and needs improvement" due to limited influence from senior staff and insufficient progress in writing skills.

Strengths

• Teachers provide "stimulating lessons" that successfully "motivate and engage pupils" using foundation phase principles.
• Pupils demonstrate "positive attitudes," behave "very well," and show "respect and concern for others."
• Staff create "exciting learning environments" indoors and outside, making "imaginative use of the school’s varied spaces."
• Pupils with additional learning needs make "good progress towards their individual targets" with effective support.
• The school promotes a "caring and inclusive community" with strong levels of "respect, trust and co-operation."

Areas to improve

• Improve the "presentation and quality of pupils’ written work," particularly for more able pupils, as progress in writing is "too limited."
• Ensure the senior leadership team provides "effective strategic direction" and improve the governing body’s capacity to "support and challenge the school."
• Enhance self-evaluation processes to better "identify and address shortcomings in leadership, provision and pupils’ outcomes."

Safeguarding

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