Broughton Primary School is in the town of Broughton in the Flintshire local authority. The school has 550 pupils between the ages of 3 and 11, including 76 part-time pupils in the nursery. The school population has increased by around 100 pupils since the last inspection. There are 22 classes at the school including three part time nursery classes. There are 22 full-time teachers at the school. The average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals over the last three years is around 13%. This is below the national average of 19%. English is the home language for nearly all pupils. The school has identified around 13% of pupils as having additional learning needs, which is below the national average of 21%. The headteacher took up her post in September 2013. The school was last inspected in March 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 Broughton Primary School July 2019 Summary The school benefits from strong and innovative leadership and there is a clear vision and strategic direction for developing the school. This is based on providing high quality education to ensure that all pupils and staff are supported and challenged to be the best they can be. A culture of improvement permeates the school, and continuous review and planning for improvement are at the heart of its ethos. Governors make a valuable contribution to the life of the school. Teachers provide a stimulating and rich practical curriculum for pupils, which engages nearly all pupils’ interest very successfully. The strengths of planning are the consistency in which all teachers build skilfully on previous work to ensure continuity and progression in pupils’ independent learning skills as they move through the school. One of the school’s outstanding features is the level of consistency in practice across all classes. During their time at the school, nearly all pupils make very strong progress and apply their literacy, numeracy and information and communication technology (ICT) skills highly successfully in a range of different creative and integrated activities. By the end of key stage 2, most pupils’ attainment at least corresponds with what is expected, and around half of the pupils regularly exceed this. Nearly all pupils’ standards of wellbeing, behaviour and attitudes to learning are exemplary. The strength of working relationships between pupils and staff is an excellent feature of the school’s work. Respect and courtesy are valued between pupils, and between children and adults, within a caring and supportive environment. Inspection area Judgement Standards Excellent Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Excellent Teaching and learning experiences Excellent Care, support and guidance Excellent Leadership and management Excellent 2 A report on Broughton Primary School July 2019 Recommendations R1 Continue to improve the standards of Welsh across the school What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection. Estyn will invite the school to prepare a case study on its work in relation to pupils’ involvement in planning their own learning, for dissemination on Estyn’s website.