Crindau Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Pupils at Crindau Primary School are polite and helpful.

They happily talk to adults about why they like coming to school and generally feel safe and cared for. During their time in school, pupils, including those in the learning centres, make good progress in most areas of learning. They enjoy opportunities to get fit and take calculated risks in the outdoors as well as finding moments of calm in their busy day.

They enthusiastically describe the learning that excites them. Pupils' well-being is at the heart of the school, and staff work hard to create a strong sense of community. This is evident in the positive relationships between staff and pupils.

Staff worked exceptionally hard to maintain relationships betw...een school and home during the pandemic, showing care and commitment to families in the local area. Teachers are beginning to listen to pupils' ideas about what they want to learn. They are improving the range of learning experiences on offer to make them more relevant to pupils' interests and needs.

Pupils respond well to these opportunities, display curiosity and maintain their enthusiasm. However, where the planned learning experiences are less engaging, pupils find it difficult to maintain focus and their progress is hampered. All staff are developing their professional skills and knowledge.

This enables them to maintain a purposeful ethos for learning focused on improving pupils' literacy and numeracy skills. The headteacher, along with the school leadership team, has a strong vision for the school. With a clear sense of direction, leaders plan school improvements that meet the needs of their learners.

They work well with the wider school community to bring about change. Leaders and teachers are beginning to develop a curriculum that fosters thought and creativity. They review the school's work regularly to evaluate the quality of improvements.

These arrangements, together with opportunities for teachers to trial approaches based on their own research, have a positive impact on pupils' independence and collaboration. Monitoring activity does not always pick up on key areas for improvement, such as ensuring that all teaching is successful in engaging pupils. Recommendations R1 Develop the school's curriculum further to include authentic and purposeful learning experiences for all pupils R2 Build on the good practice in teaching to ensure that all pupils are consistently engaged in their learning R3 Extend effective monitoring arrangements to include all leaders and teachers in evaluating the quality of teaching and learning What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.