PORTMEAD PRIMARY SCHOOL

Overview

Portmead Primary School is described as a "caring, supportive and inclusive community" where most pupils, including those with additional learning needs, "make good progress in their learning and achieve well." The inspection highlights a strong team ethic and high expectations from staff, resulting in positive attitudes towards learning and good standards across all inspection areas.

Strengths

• Most pupils are "enthusiastic learners" who show a "positive attitude" and are eager to share their successes.
• Teachers have "high expectations" and provide clear aims, with lessons being "well paced" and engaging.
• The school fosters a "caring ethos" where pupils and staff treat each other with respect, contributing to high wellbeing.
• Pupils make "very good progress" in developing Welsh language skills, supported by staff who act as effective role models.
• Comprehensive systems are in place to assess progress, with intervention programmes being "highly effective" for less able pupils.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must "improve school improvement processes" by establishing measurable actions to better track the impact of changes on pupil progress.
• The school needs to "improve the quality and the use of teachers written feedback" to ensure consistency and help pupils understand how to improve their work.

Safeguarding

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