Garth Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

The school's developing curriculum, and an engaging range of extra-curricular activities and clubs,ensure that pupils enjoy school and take part positively in all the school has to offer. For themost part, teachers challenge pupils effectively and plan learning that supports them to make usefulprogress in many areasof learning.

Many pupils make particularly positive progress in developingtheir speaking and listening skills. Leaders and staff continue to work to develop learningexperiences that ensure that pupils develop their skills and understanding progressively.There is a strong sense of teamwork at the school, and the headteacher, senior leaders and staffwork together positively.

Leaders set in place positive strategie...s to improve pupils' skills and support their well-being. Their decision to fund family engagement officers is having a notablypositive impact on pupils, their families and the local community.RecommendationsRecommendationsprogressivelyR3Sharpenmonitoring and improvement strategies to focus better on pupils'learningR4Improve pupils' writing skillsWhathappensnextThe school will draw upan action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.

School contextSchool contextGarth Primary SchoolLocal authorityBridgend CountyBorough CouncilLanguage ofthe providerEnglishType of schoolPrimaryNumberof pupils on roll219Pupils of statutory school age161Number in nursery classes36Percentage of pupils eligible for free school mealsover a three-year average(The nationalpercentage of pupilseligible for free school meals overathree-year average inPrimaryis 23.0%)42.1%Percentage of pupils identified ashaving additional learning needs (a) (The national percentage ofpupils identified as having an additional learning need inPrimary is 16.

1%)4.3%Percentage of pupils who speakWelshat home0.0%Percentage of pupils with English asan additional language0.

0%Start date of inspection06/03/2023© 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: 11/05/2023Please note that the photographsdisplayed may not be of the school that isthe subject of thisreport.