Christchurch (C.I.W.) Voluntary Aided Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

The school has made effective progress in developing a broad and inclusive curriculum. 'Curriculum for Christchurch' provides many opportunities for pupils to engage in a range of stimulating learning experiences that enable pupils to enjoy their learning and develop theirskills. The school curriculum reflects the diverse nature of the school.

Teachers provide many opportunities for pupils to develop anunderstanding of different cultures, and this astrength of the school.The relationships between all members of the school community reflectthe kind, caring and positive ethos of the school.Nearly all pupils enjoy being at Christchurch Church in Wales school.

They behave exceptionally welland show respect for each other, staf...f,and visitors. From low starting points when they join the school, nearlyall pupils make strong progress in nearly all areas of learning. As theymove through the school, their language and digital skills develop well and they apply these successfully to other areas of the curriculum.

However, pupils are not always given purposeful opportunities to apply their numeracy skills in real life contexts, especially in the older yeargroups. Nearly all pupils have positive attitudes and enjoy learningWelsh. They make strong progress in developing their Welsh skills andare increasingly confident communicating in Welsh.

RecommendationsRecommendationsR2Develop pupils' numeracy skills across the curriculum,especially in the olderyeargroupsWhathappensnextThe school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.Estyn will invite the school to prepare a casestudy on its work in relation to 'One for All', for dissemination on Estyn's website.School contextSchool contextChristchurch (C.

I.W.)Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolLocal authorityCity and County ofSwanseaLanguage ofthe providerEnglishType of schoolPrimaryReligious characterChurch In Wales Voluntary AidedNumberof pupils on roll161Pupils of statutory school age120Number in nursery classes19Percentage of pupils eligible for free school mealsover a three-year average(The nationalpercentage of pupilseligible for free school meals overathree-year average inPrimary is 23.

0%)23.0%Percentage of pupils identified ashaving additional learning needs (a) (The national percentage ofpupils identifiedas having an additional learning need inPrimary is 16.1%)25.

9%Percentage of pupils with English asan additional language40.7%Date of headteacher appointment01/05/2012Date of previous Estyn inspection (ifapplicable)17/03/2014Start date of inspection24/10/2022© Crown Copyright2022 This report may be re used free of charge in any formator medium provided that it is re used accurately and not used in a misleading context. The materialmustbe acknowledged as Crown copyrightand the title of the report specified.

Publication date:29/12/2022