St Alban’s R.C. High School

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About St Alban’s R.C. High School


Name St Alban’s R.C. High School
Address The Park, Pontypool, NP4 6XG
Phone Number 01495 765800
Phase Secondary (ages 11-16)
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 768 (49.2% boys 50.8% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher 16.8
Local Authority Torfaen
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Staff at St Alban's R.C.

High School are committed to providing pupils with the best possible education based on its values of 'Respect, Responsibility and Resilience' underpinned by the Catholic faith. The school creates an extremely caring and inclusive environment for its pupils. This is a particular strength and contributes positively to pupils' well-being, behaviour and engagement in learning.

There is a strong working relationship between pupils and teachers, which is based on mutual respect. Teachers' enthusiasm for their subjects engages pupils in their learning and staff encourage pupils to set high aspirations for themselves. Most teachers have high expectations of what pupils can do and challenge them accordingl...y.

As a result, pupils enjoy being at school and engage well with their learning. This helps many pupils to make good progress. Nearly all pupils understand the school's expectations around behaviour and staff consistently and sensitively promote good behaviour.

This contributes positively to the manner in which pupils conduct themselves. They display strong social skills and interact maturely with staff, their peers and visitors. They enjoy being in school and are satisfied with their learning.

The school offers a balanced curriculum, which provides for the interests, needs and aspirations of nearly all pupils. It has established a clear vision for the development of Curriculum for Wales and pupils enjoy the new approach to teaching in Year 7 based on capturing pupils' imagination and stimulating their curiosity. Planning for progress of pupils' numeracy and literacy skills across the curriculum is developing well.

The school provides an excellent range of enrichment activities that support the curriculum and develop pupils' interests. Currently, the school does not provide enough opportunities for pupils to develop their Welsh language skills across the curriculum other than in Welsh lessons. The headteacher, supported by a strong leadership team, shares a clear vision of high ambition and success for all.

Nearly all staff promote this vision and consistently reinforce the school's values. This contributes strongly to an inclusive Catholic ethos that permeates school life. As a result, pupils enjoy school and are very proud to be part of the St Alban's community.

The school has developed strong relationships with a wide variety of partners to ensure the best possible support for pupils. However, the quality of the school accommodation is poor and in need of upgrading. Recommendations R1 Increase the range of opportunities for pupils to practise their Welsh language skills R2 Improve the condition of the buildings What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.


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