Penygarn Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Penygarn Primary School is a caring community where pupils feel safe, happy and make effective progress.

Most pupils forge positive relationships with their peers and staff alike and demonstrate respect for each other. They enjoy coming to school and are enthusiastic about their learning. Pupils know that staff expect them to behave well and to be considerate to everyone in the school and the community.

The school places a strong emphasis on supporting the well-being of all. There are strong relationships with parents and families and the school provides an effective range of support in collaboration with outside agencies. Provision for pupils with additional learning needs (ALN) is highly beneficial.

There is a s...trong culture of safeguarding across the school. The headteacher is effective in her role and provides strong and caring leadership. She knows the school well.

She is supported well by the senior leaders and most staff. The team works purposefully alongside the governing body to secure improvements for the school. Together, they understand the school's strengths and identify accurately most of the areas for development.

However, some important areas for improvement are not prioritised, such as the need to address inconsistencies in the quality of teaching. Staff offer pupils a variety of relevant learning experiences, which help to keep pupils interested in their learning. As a result, many pupils, including those with ALN, engage well with their learning, make good progress and achieve well.

The school's curriculum takes account of pupils' interests. Teaching assistants and many teachers are skilful and support pupils to develop a range of skills well. Recommendations R1 Address inconsistencies in the quality of teaching R2 Sharpen self-evaluation so that improvement focuses on pupils What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.