Tonysguboriau Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Tonysguboriau Primary School is a friendly and inclusive community where staff work hard to support the well-being of pupils.

Adults and pupils demonstrate kindness and respect to each other, and this develops a safe and nurturing environment. The behaviour of most pupils is good, and they have positive relationships with staff and their peers. Many pupils enter the school with literacy skills at the expected level or above.

During their time in school, many pupils including those eligible for free school meals make suitable progress overall. However, pupils who require additional support do not always make sufficient progress from their starting points. Leaders and teachers are beginning to develop a curriculum that refle...cts the heritage and features of the community it serves to provide a stimulus for learning.

Most pupils have regular opportunities to contribute to curriculum planning, and as a result they show interest in their learning. Teachers provide a range of interesting lessons but do not plan well enough for the progressive development of pupils' numeracy, digital or independent learning skills. The headteacher is a strong role model who has worked with the community to develop a vision based on encouraging the pupils to do their best.

The headteacher works purposefully alongside the governing body to develop an understanding of the school's strengths and areas for development. They are beginning to plan appropriate strategic actions to secure improvement. For example, they recently identified the need to improve provision inside and outside the classroom for younger pupils.

However, overall, self-evaluation processes are at a relatively early stage of development and the school's improvement work does not focus sharply enough on bringing about improvements to pupils' learning and progress. Recommendations R1 Ensure that evaluation and improvement work focuses sharply on improving pupils' learning R2 Ensure that the curriculum develops pupils' skills systematically and progressively so that pupils make the progress of which they are capable R3 Improve the quality of teaching so that it supports all pupils to make the progress of which they are capable What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to show how it is going to address the recommendations. Estyn will work with the local authority to review the school's progress.