Crymlyn Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Crymlyn Primary School is a friendly and caring school that supports its pupils and families to feel welcome and valued. Because of this, nearly all pupils enjoy their time in the school and show a sense of pride in the contribution they make within school and in the wider community. Nearly all pupils behave well and show good focus in lessons.

As a result, most pupils make appropriate progress from their starting points. Although the school is beginning to develop its curriculum to reflect the principles of Curriculum for Wales, the school's curriculum does not offer opportunities for pupils to develop and use their skills, in particular writing, in a cohesive and progressive manner. The development of a broad and balanced curricu...lum to meet all pupils' needs is at an early stage.

The school provides strong support for pupils with additional learning needs (ALN). Staff meet pupils' social and emotional needs well. They deal with pupils' concerns thoughtfully, appropriately and in a timely manner.

The headteacher provides strong and caring leadership and knows the school well. All staff form an effective, successful team. The team works purposefully alongside a supportive governing body to secure improvements for the school.

Together, they understand the school's strengths and areas for development. However, the governing body's strategic role needs to be strengthened. Recommendations R1 Develop the school curriculum to include relevant and authentic learning experiences that meet the needs of learners R2 Provide opportunities for all pupils to develop and apply their writing skills fully R3 Strengthen the strategic role of the governing body What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.