St Mary’s C.I.W. Aided School

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About St Mary’s C.I.W. Aided School


Name St Mary’s C.I.W. Aided School
Address School Lane, Overton, LL13 0ES
Phone Number 01978 710370
Phase Nursery, Infants & Juniors
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 151 (46.4% boys 53.6% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher 17.6
Local Authority Wrexham
Highlights from Latest Inspection

St Mary's Church in Wales School is an inclusive and caring community where pupils work and play together confidently.

Staff focus well on pupils' well-being, and this allows pupils to thrive in the school's inclusive environment. Pupils say that they feel safe, secure, and happy in school. They know that adults in the school care for them and that they can turn to them when they face challenges or have difficulties.

Staff have worked hard to create a calm and nurturing ethos, which contributes to effective learning. Most pupils behave well and show very positive attitudes to learning. They form strong relationships with adults and one another and show respect and courtesy for all members of the school community.

...Most pupils focus well in lessons and demonstrate interest in their learning. As a result, most pupils make good progress as they move through the school and achieve well. Pupils enjoy their time at St Mary's very much.

This is because their teachers plan interesting activities for them, which makes learning exciting and fun. They listen carefully to what pupils want to learn and weave their ideas into well-planned sequences of lessons that build systematically on pupils' knowledge and understanding. This ensures that most pupils display high levels of interest and engagement in their work.

Classrooms and outdoor spaces are productive, active learning environments where pupils enjoy plenty of opportunities to work collaboratively in pairs and small groups. Pupils receive purposeful opportunities to practise their literacy, numeracy, and digital skills well through rich tasks and learning experiences, The provision for Welsh is less well developed. In addition, pupils' ability to recognise what they are doing well and what they need to do to improve their work is limited.

The acting headteacher and governors provide efficient and supportive leadership. Staff work well together and as a team they share responsibilities sensibly. As a result, there is an effective whole-school ethos and sense of teamwork where staff feel valued for their contribution.

The school is good at identifying the areas of its work that are most effective and those aspects that need to be improved. This enables leaders to set clear ambitions for the direction of the school. Recommendations R1 Strengthen provision for the development of pupils' Welsh language skills R2 Provide opportunities for pupils to make decisions about how they organise and present their work, and to decide for themselves how they respond to learning tasks R3 Ensure that the quality of teachers' feedback is focused on the next steps in pupils' learning effectively What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.


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