Ely Presbyterian Church School is a nurturing Christian environment whose pupils embody the values of kindness, honesty, respect and responsibility highly successfully. It is a strong community, which unites pupils, parents and staff. Pupils learn the importance of charity and make a positive contribution to their local community through practical and fund raising activities. Nearly all pupils at the school are confident, articulate and comfortable speaking with staff about any worries they may have. Most pupils are intrinsically motivated and considerate of others, and show great pride in belonging to their school. Pupils make at least suitable progress in their skill development and level of understanding as they progress through the school and nearly all pupils’ oracy skills are particularly well developed. All staff know the pupils extremely well. Teachers create an environment where every pupil feels safe and secure, and they establish calm classroom routines where pupils can learn. Where teaching is most effective, teachers promote learning through a range of interesting activities that are well matched to pupils’ abilities. However, in a minority of lessons activities do not always support pupils to maximise their progress. Leaders are compassionate and caring and their management of the school is effective. They are ambitious for all pupils, have high expectations of their staff and promote the school’s Christian vision with conviction. There is a strong sense of staff unity and everyone at the school works together in the pupils’ best interests. Leaders strive to improve their school. However, their activities do not focus sharply enough on the impact of teaching upon learning. Ely Presbyterian Church School meets all the Independent School Standards (Wales) Regulations 2003, needed to maintain registration.