Coed-Y-Brain Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

During their time in school, most pupils make good progress including those with additionallearning needs (ALN) and those who attend the specialist resource base (SRB).

All staff support them successfully to develop positive attitudes to learning and, as a result, pupils' collaboration inclass activities and around the school is a notable feature. Pupils' oracy skills across the school area strength. Most pupils make good progress indeveloping their literacy and numeracy skills and use them confidently in other areas of learning.

Pupils' progress in developing their Welsh oracy skills is appropriate but they do not develop their digital skills well enough as they move throughthe school.The whole-school approach to plan and... deliver the Curriculum for Wales is successful. Staff providepupils with interesting opportunities to build on their knowledge and understanding.

Teachers planinteresting lessons to engage nearly all pupils. However, teaching on the whole, is over directedand there are limited opportunities for pupils to become independent learners. In addition,opportunities to develop the curiosity and creativityof many of the younger pupils in the outdoorenvironment are underdeveloped.

Most pupils behave well in lessons and aroundthe school. They show respect to their friends andstaff. There is a strong culture of inclusion across the school, where pupils aregiven equalopportunity to be involved in all aspects of school life.

There is a strong sense of teamwork at the school, and the headteacher, senior leaders, staff and Governors work together positively. Leaders have placed well-being at the heart of theschool.RecommendationsRecommendationsWhathappensnextThe school will draw up an action plan to showhow it is going to address the recommendations.

School contextSchool contextCoed-Y-Brain Primary SchoolLocal authorityCaerphilly County BoroughCouncilLanguage of theproviderEnglishType ofschoolPrimaryNumber of pupils on roll204Pupilsof statutory school age173Number in nurseryclasses16Percentage ofpupilseligible for free schoolmeals over a three-year average (Thenational percentage of pupils eligible for freeschoolmeals over a three-yearaverage inPrimary is 23.0%)25.4%Percentageof pupils identified ashavingadditional learning needs (a)(The nationalpercentage of pupils identifiedas havinganadditionallearningneed inPrimary is 16.

1%)25.4%Percentage of pupils who speakWelshathome0.0%Percentage of pupils withEnglish asanadditional language0.

0%Date of headteacher appointment05/09/2016Date of previous Estyn inspection (ifapplicable)12/01/2015Start dateof inspection03/07/2023© Crown Copyright 2023:This report may be re used free of charge in any format or mediumprovided thatit is re used accuratelyand notused ina misleading context.The material must be acknowledged as Crown copyrightand the title of the report specified.Publication date: 05/09/2023Please note that the photographsdisplayed may not be of the school that isthe subject of thisreport.