School Fochriw Primary School is in the village of Fochriw in Caerphilly local authority. There are 104 pupils on roll aged 4 to 11 years. The school has four mixed-age classes. The average percentage for pupils eligible for free school meals over the last three years is around 33%, which is well above the Welsh average of 18%. The school identifies around 32% of pupils as having special educational needs, which is well above the Welsh average of 21%. Nearly all pupils are of white British ethnicity and come from homes where English is the main language. No pupils speak Welsh at home. The school’s last inspection was in February 2013. The headteacher took up her post in December 2015. 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 Fochriw Primary School March 2020 Summary Fochriw Primary School is a caring school where leaders have a highly ambitious vision for the support and development of pupil wellbeing. This permeates the work of the school as a community and a learning organisation. Staff are attentive to their pupils needs, and this is evident in the notably high-quality relationships that exist between staff and pupils. The school provides good opportunities for pupils to develop their leadership roles and to become active citizens of their community and Wales. Pupils understand the need to live healthy lifestyles and embrace the opportunities they have. Pupils make good progress as they move through the school. The majority begin school with skills below the expected level, yet many leave having reached their age-related expectations. As such, many pupils embrace the opportunities they have so they can become life-long learners. 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 Fochriw Primary School March 2020 Recommendations R1 Improve the robustness and accuracy of self-evaluation R2 Tighten procedures for the assessment and tracking of pupil progress R3 Provide pupils with opportunities to develop their independent skills R4 Improve pupils Welsh language skills What happens next Not in follow-up The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.