St Illtyd’s R.C. Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Pupils at St Illtyd's Roman Catholic Primary School thoroughly enjoy coming to school and have a deep sense of belonging. 'With God's love, we play, learn and grow together' clearly reflects the aims of the school and underpins its Christian values.

Nearly all pupils and staff feel safe and valued. The headteacher has developed effective and confident staff. Her robust leadership and conscientious team have the pupils' well-being at the forefront of all that they do.

The staff have created a happy and homely environment in which all pupils thrive. Most pupils feel cared for, supported, and, as a result, have positive attitudes to their learning. Nearly all pupils' behaviour across the school is excellent.

They are... considerate and show respect to their friends and staff. All pupils are especially courteous to visitors. There is a strong culture of inclusion and diversity across the school, where pupils are given equal opportunity to be involved in all aspects of school life.

Most pupils make strong progress in developing their literacy, numeracy and digital skills and apply them well in other areas of learning. Often, from low starting points, pupils develop strong oracy skills in English. However, although the pupils enjoy learning Welsh, they do not always make enough progress in developing their Welsh language skills.

The school is developing a purposeful curriculum for its pupils. Staff provide pupils with interesting opportunities to build on their knowledge and to strengthen their understanding of their 'cynefin'. Most teachers plan interesting lessons to engage most pupils.

However, there are few opportunities for pupils to contribute to their own learning and to develop skills to work independently. Opportunities for younger pupils to develop their curiosity and creativity in class and in the outdoor environment are underdeveloped. Recommendations R1 Improve pupils' Welsh speaking skills R2 Ensure that learning experiences enable all pupils to improve their creativity and problem-solving skills and to develop as independent learners What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.