Context – more pupils, increased challenges Sep Sep Trend Number of pupils ↑ Attendance rate95.9%96% ↑ % of free school meals children5.2%7.5% ↑ % of special needs children8.9%12% ↑ % of children with English as an additional language17.5%20.3% ↑ Number of teachers (FTE) ↑ Number of teaching assistants (FTE) ↑ Number of classes16 ↑ Adult: pupil ratio12.3 to to 1 ↑ *New headteacher, new Senior leadership team, new Chair & vice-chair of governors. No deputy headteacher in post

Budget – Do more with less! Budget from the Council reduced by £33,790 Grant funding from Welsh government reduced by £25,507 We managed to balance the budget without losing any staff Reduced energy costs by £10,850 Reduced repairs and maintenance costs by £13,865 Lobbied the Council for funding for building improvements - £55,108 Increased school income by £12,872

School improvement - premises Road safety improvements Improvements to the front of the school & entrance areas Toilet refurbishments (upper juniors) Canteen improvements Improvements to Year 1 unit Infant hall improvements Improved security measures Improvements to infant play areas

Language – expected level32 Language – expected level +122 Maths – expected level11 Maths – expected level +121 Attendance21 Overall (Total score*)2 (11.0)2 (8.5) Ton Yr Ywen – improvements in standards

Foundation Phase Results – Outcome 5+ ResultCardiffWalesFamilyFSM Quart. Gender Gap?* LLC96%↑↑↑2-9% MD98%↑↑↑2-5% Q4LQQ3MQ2UQQ1 FPI %100 % achieving expected outcome in core areas 3 year averages

Key Stage 2 Results – Level 4+ ResultCardiffWalesFamilyFSM Quart. Gender Gap?* English94%↑↑↓3+5.4% Maths94%↑↑↓3+6% Q4LQQ3MQ2UQQ1 CSI % % achieving expected level in core subjects 3 year averages

National Test Results (Y2 to Y6) LiteracyProceduralReasoning Below 855.1%8.7%7.2% 85 – %68.2%69.8% Above %23% Progress Procedural72% Reasoning74% Reading68%

School Improvement Plan – Targets achieved NumeracyLiteracyWell-BeingWelsh Targets5775 Achieved5575 Partly achieved01*00 Not achieved01*00 Progress against targets We achieved our Attendance Target for this year (96%). We did not exclude any children this year and so met our exclusion targets. Nearly all children achieved or exceeded their individual targets in FP and KS2. In FP only 1 boy did not achieve his target in LLC and PSD. In KS2 only 1 boy did not achieve his target in Science and 1 girl did not achieve her target in Maths.

School improvement plan - highlights Improved communication/collaboration between staff Improved home-school communication/consultation New approaches to developing numeracy and literacy generally New teaching approaches to numerical reasoning New approaches to the teaching of reading - GGR New approach to pupil tracking More rigorous approach to monitoring and evaluation of standards Continued focus on extra-curricular provision and use of the outdoors Strong focus on sustainability

Consortium Monitoring Visit – Strengths Good end of key stage results Exemplary pupil behaviour Exciting lessons where children are encouraged to be creative and imaginative Good levels of pupil collaboration in lessons ICT used effectively by staff and pupils Extensive support for children with special needs (IEPs and interventions) A wealth of evidence on the progress of SEN children Stimulating and well-maintained learning environments - indoors and outdoors. Good use made of the outdoor learning environment in the Foundation Phase. In many sessions observed, teachers and support staff help pupils to have a clear understanding about how to develop and extend their skills.

Consortium Monitoring – Areas to develop There is a noticeable performance gap between boys and girls at the higher levels in English The standards in exercise books are variable and do not consistently reflect the ability of children as shown by observations and date Provision for children’s differing learning needs to be more equitable and managed more strategically. Monitoring and evaluation processes are not regular enough or rigorous enough to ensure consistency across the school.

Consortium Monitoring Visit – July 2015 Recommendations Review current leadership structure and look to appoint a substantive deputy headteacher as soon as possible Address any identified under-performance in teaching and improve monitoring and evaluation processes to ensure that regular lesson observations and book scrutiny are undertaken and areas for improvement highlighted are acted upon. Ensure that the special educational needs (SEN) support and provision provides value for money and addresses areas that have been highlighted as needing improvement including, the drafting of an SEN self-evaluation report, robust monitoring of provision and impact of interventions. Address all the areas for improvement highlighted in the book scrutiny note of visit dated April 16 th Continue to improve attendance.

Support category B2 (Yellow) C2 (Amber) D CB A

Key improvement outcomes All children make good progress in their learning each year. Fewer children(ideally none) achieve below the expected level at the end of key stage 2 in core subjects. A higher percentage of boys achieve ‘above the expected level’ in English/literacy. Consistently good standards of written work in pupils’ work. All children are aware of their individual learning targets and know what to do to improve. Teacher feedback to children is consistently good and leads to clear improvement, particularly in Maths. The majority of lessons observed are good or excellent.