Milton Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Milton Primary is an inclusive, supportive school where pupils make good progress and develop resilience and independence. It is a school that takes inspiration from, and supports, its local area. Leaders and teachers recognise pupils' particular strengths and areas of need, and support them as individuals.

They develop engaging learning experiences that are purposeful and stem from pupils' thoughts and ideas. They support all pupils, including those with additional learning needs, well. The school's curriculum engages pupils and develops their knowledge, skills and understanding systematically.

Most pupils make strong progress and learn to apply skills, such as their literacy and numeracy skills, well. They learn to commu...nicate effectively, developing into thoughtful pupils who are able to discuss contentious issues maturely and sensitively. They show care and concern, and treat others with respect and courtesy.

Leaders work together as a well-organised and dedicated team. They are diligent and conscientious. They recognise the importance of giving pupils experiences that build their confidence and encourage them to be aspirational.

They consider regularly the school's strengths and areas for improvement and work hard to address shortcomings. They provide purposeful professional learning experiences for staff that further their knowledge and understanding beneficially. Recommendations R1 Improve pupils' Welsh and information and communication technology (ICT) skills R2 Ensure that independent learning tasks challenge pupils consistently well R3 Sharpen evaluation and improvement strategies so that they focus more on pupils' learning What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.