Trellech C.P. School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Trellech Primary School is a friendly and caring school that supports its pupils and families to feel welcome and valued. Because of this, most 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 staff and pupils relate well to one another and demonstrate a strong commitment to learning.

Most pupils behave well and show good focus in lessons, often persevering when faced with a challenge. As a result, most pupils make good progress from their starting points and achieve well. Teachers make beneficial use of pupils' own experience and prior learning to create a rewarding variety of learning experiences.

These match the needs and i...nterests of nearly all pupils and sustain their motivation well. Teachers plan particularly well for the development of pupils' literacy skills. As a consequence, most pupils enjoy reading and express themselves clearly in speech and in writing, using a good variety of vocabulary thoughtfully and with precision.

Pupils' confidence in using their spoken Welsh is less well developed. Most staff share high expectations for pupils' learning. They provide a clear focus in lessons and organise the learning environment effectively to enable pupils to work with independence.

However, teachers do not provide enough opportunity for pupils to apply their mathematical and digital skills with increasing sophistication as they move through the school. Leaders and staff place a high priority on securing pupils' well-being and progress. They work well together as a team to drive forward strategic priorities.

For instance, they collaborate effectively to strengthen the school's curriculum and to improve the quality of pupils' writing. However, leaders do not always focus improvement activity sharply enough on the key aspects of the school's work most in need of development. Recommendations R1 Strengthen self-evaluation and improvement processes to focus sharply on the most important areas for development R2 Improve pupils' confidence to use their spoken Welsh, particularly in everyday situations around the school R3 Provide worthwhile opportunities for pupils to apply their mathematical and digital skills with increasing sophistication in their work across the curriculum What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.