Borras Park Primary School occupies two adjacent sites in the town of Wrexham. It was formed from the amalgamation of Borras Park Infant School and Borras Park Junior School in September 2016. There are 478 pupils on roll, including 31 part-time nursery pupils. Pupils are taught in 15 classes, three of which are mixed age. The school also hosts two hearing impairment units, funded by the local authority. Around 14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This is below the Wales average of 19%. The school states that around 19% of pupils are on the additional learning needs register, which is similar to the Wales average of 21%. A very few pupils have a statement of special education needs. Nearly all pupils are white British. No pupils speak Welsh at home and a very few have English as an additional language. The headteacher took up her post in September 2016. She was previously head of Borras Park Infant school. This is the school’s first inspection since amalgamation. Further information is available from the Welsh Government My Local School website at the link below. http://mylocalschool.wales.gov.uk/Schools/SchoolSearch?lang=en 1 A report on Borras Park Community Primary School January 2018 Summary Most pupils at Borras Park Primary School make good progress during their time at the school. They have a positive attitude towards their learning and show high levels of care and consideration towards each other and adults. The school’s support for pupils attending the hearing impairment classes, is strong and they make good progress in the development of their social, emotional and communications skills. Teachers develop positive working relationships with pupils that support and encourage them to succeed. However, the overall quality of teaching across the school is not consistent. Senior leaders have led the process of amalgamation of the former junior and infant schools very successfully. As a result, pupils, staff and parents feel a strong sense of pride and ownership in their new school. Inspection area Judgement Standards Good Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Good Teaching and learning experiences Adequate and needs improvement Care, support and guidance Good Leadership and management Good 2 A report on Borras Park Community Primary School January 2018 Recommendations R1 Ensure that leaders address the shortcomings identified in teaching to ensure consistently good practice across the school R2 Improve pupils’ ability to apply a range of strategies in mathematics and numeracy across the curriculum R3 Develop the quality of feedback so pupils know how to improve their work R4 Address the issue of site supervision What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.