Solva Community School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
74
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Nursery, Infants & Juniors

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How Does The School Perform?

Adequate
NATIONAL AVG. 2.18
Estyn grade
(01/01/2015)
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17.9:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
96.0%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
English with significant Welsh
Language of the school
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7.5%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
Solva
Haverfordwest
Pembrokeshire
SA62 6TS
01437 721479

School Description

Solva County Primary School is in the coastal village of Solva in Pembrokeshire. It is an English medium school but with significant use of Welsh. There are currently 80 pupils on roll, including nine who attend the nursery on a part-time basis. There are four full-time classes. All the pupils come from English speaking homes. Around 9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is below the average for Wales. The school has identified 15% of its pupils as having additional learning needs, which is below the Welsh average. No pupils speak English as an additional language. The current headteacher took up post in 2005 and the school’s last inspection was in September 2011. The individual school budget per pupil for Solva C.P. School in 2014-2015 means that the budget is £4,169 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Pembrokeshire is £6,240 and the minimum is £3,570. Solva C.P. School is 32nd out of the 61 primary schools in Pembrokeshire in terms of its school budget per pupil 1 A report on Solva C.P. School January 2015 Summary The school’s current performance The school’s prospects for improvement Adequate Unsatisfactory Current performance The school’s current performance is adequate because:      Most pupils make satisfactory progress during their time at the school Many pupils’ speaking and listening skills are developing well Many pupils develop appropriate reading skills Relationships between staff and pupils are positive Almost all pupils have high standards of behaviour and wellbeing However:  Many pupils make insufficient progress in their acquisition of knowledge, understanding and skills  Many pupils do not apply their literacy and numeracy skills well enough across the curriculum  The achievement of more able pupils is not as good as that of pupils in similar schools and too few pupils attain the higher levels the end of key stage 2  Pupils’ ability to speak Welsh is underdeveloped and the school has no plan for progression in Welsh across the school  The planning of learning experiences does not cover the National Curriculum and religious education requirements  Teachers’ expectations of pupils’ achievement are too low  Unsatisfactory teaching was observed in a few lessons Prospects for improvement Prospects for improvement are unsatisfactory because:  Leaders have had too little impact on maintaining and improving standards of all pupils since the last inspection  Leaders do not provide clear direction or high enough expectations for staff  Performance management arrangements are not robust enough to hold teachers fully to account for the standards that pupils achieve  The role of the governing body as a critical friend is underdeveloped  Monitoring and evaluation arrangements lack focus and do not provide an accurate picture of the quality of teaching and learning However:  The school does have a variety of partnerships which support pupils effectively 2 A report on Solva C.P. School January 2015 Recommendations R1 Improve outcomes for more able pupils R2 Raise standards of Welsh as a second language R3 Ensure that the school plans appropriately for pupils to gain full access to the curriculum over their time at the school R4 Provide suitable opportunities for pupils to develop their literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum R5 Improve teachers’ marking of pupils’ work to ensure that comments indicate ways in which they can improve R6 Ensure that leaders provide clear direction and have high expectations for staff and pupils R7 Develop the role of the governors in challenging the school R8 Ensure that rigorous monitoring by leaders at all levels results in improvement in pupils’ outcomes What happens next? In accordance with the Education Act 2005, HMCI is of the opinion that special measures are required in relation to this school. The school will draw up an action plan, which shows how it is going to address the recommendations. Estyn will monitor the school’s progress on a termly basis.

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