School Marlborough Primary School serves the areas of Penylan and Roath in Cardiff. There are currently 523 pupils on roll, including 64 part-time pupils in the nursery. The school has 16 classes and two specialist resource base classes for children with severe and complex needs. The average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals over the last three years is 8%. This is well below the average for Wales of 18%. The school has identified 9% of pupils as having additional learning needs, well below the national average of 21%. Currently, 5% have a statement of special educational needs. Many of these pupils are in the two special resource base classes, with only a few in mainstream classes. The local authority currently looks after four pupils. About a third of pupils come from ethnic minority backgrounds and about a quarter speak English as an additional language. Among these pupils, there are 28 different home languages. The headteacher has been in post since September 2011. The school was last inspected in January 2013. 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 Marlborough Primary School November 2018 Summary At Marlborough Primary School, nearly all pupils feel safe and valued. They behave very well and are polite, caring and respectful towards each other and adults. They have positive attitudes to learning, which is a strength of the school. Most pupils develop their personal and social skills to a high standard and show respect and concern for others. Most make good progress in developing their numeracy and literacy skills, levels of oracy skills are particularly good. In most classes, teaching is good, lessons are stimulating and pupils apply themselves well to tasks. Throughout the school, most pupils with additional needs achieve well. The majority of pupils in the learning resource base make steady progress, often from very low starting points. The headteacher, along with the senior leadership team, promotes a clear vision and provides strong leadership. Governors understand their role and support the school effectively. Self-evaluation procedures generally identify relevant strengths and areas for development. Findings feed purposefully into the school development plan and bring about improved outcomes for pupils Inspection area Judgement Standards Good Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Good Teaching and learning experiences Good Care, support and guidance Good Leadership and management Good 2 A report on Marlborough Primary School November 2018 Recommendations R1 Sharpen monitoring and school improvement planning so that it identifies precisely the specific aspects that require improvement R2 Share the school’s best practice in teaching to improve pace and pupil engagement in all classes R3 Implement the planning for developing pupils’ information and communication technology (ICT) skills fully across the school What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.