St Florence Primary School is a small, caring and vibrant learning community. The school offers its pupils many interesting learning opportunities, both inside school and in the local community. The school’s enrichment afternoons enthuse pupils with activities such as rock climbing and sailing, and this contributes to pupils’ engagement effectively. Pupils are polite and caring, and behave well. They contribute successfully to school and village life. By the end of key stage 2, pupils develop strong skills in many areas. They have particularly effective speaking and listening skills, although their mathematics and Welsh speaking skills are not as well developed. All staff at the school know the pupils well and develop strong working relationships with them. Teachers support pupils who need extra help well. However, over time, the quality of provision in the foundation phase has been too inconsistent. The headteacher leads the school with commitment and energy. Staff and parents recognise and value the positive contribution that she makes. However, the school does not always focus well enough on bringing about improvements in pupils’ standards. Inspection area Judgement Standards Adequate and needs improvement Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Good Teaching and learning experiences Adequate and needs improvement Care, support and guidance Good Leadership and management Adequate and needs improvement 2 A report on St Florence V.C. School March 2019 Recommendations R1 Improve pupils’ mathematics and numeracy skills R2 Improve pupils’ Welsh speaking skills R3 Ensure that improvement processes focus on evaluating and improving pupils’ standards R4 Ensure that teaching and provision in the foundation phase challenges all pupils effectively and develops their independence What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to show how it is going to address the recommendations. Estyn will review the school’s progress