WILLOWBROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL

Overview

Willowbrook Primary School is described as having a "positive ethos" where "nearly all pupils behave very well" and feel "safe and secure." The report states that pupils make "good or better progress" in their learning and wellbeing, supported by a curriculum that "engages and motivates pupils well." Leadership and staff work effectively as a team to maintain high standards of care and promote diversity.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate "positive attitudes" and are "keen to learn," showing respect for each other and visitors.
• Teachers provide "effective opportunities" for pupils to develop literacy, speaking, and listening skills, with particular success in the foundation phase.
• The school promotes creative skills and the Welsh language successfully, with staff acting as "good Welsh language role models."
• Support staff provide "very effective learning and pastoral support," particularly for pupils with special educational needs.
• Governors and staff "work together well to make improvements and raise standards successfully."

Areas to improve

• Improve opportunities for pupils to "develop and apply their numeracy skills across the curriculum and especially in ICT."
• Improve pupils’ ability to "assess and improve their own work," as current approaches are "too varied and confusing."
• Ensure that all school improvement priorities are "clearly focused and have specific intended outcomes."

Safeguarding

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