Tarren School is a caring environment where all staff are committed to the school and their pupils. As a result, nearly all pupils feel safe at the school. Nearly all parents and carers value the regular communication with the school. They believe that the staff at the school know their children well. A new curriculum has recently been introduced to the school. This is at the early stages of being embedded. The curriculum offer is enriched with a range of beneficial activities outside of the classroom, for example through visits to Cardiff Castle and the local fire station, alongside weekly visits to the gym and local supermarket. However, in a few areas of the curriculum such as personal and social education (PSE), relationships and sex education (RSE) and careers, the provision is limited. Teaching staff plan experiences that broadly build on pupils’ interests. However, planning does not link well enough to the pupils’ individual learning needs. As a result, many activities do not provide sufficient challenge. Processes for tracking, monitoring and evaluating the impact of the school’s work in relation to the progress pupils are making are in the very early stages of development. Improvement planning processes are significantly underdeveloped and do not clearly identify the key areas that the school needs to improve upon. There are currently no opportunities for pupils to achieve external qualifications whilst at the school. There are clear processes to help pupils understand the expectations of their behaviour. Staff record incidents of challenging behaviour, using the school’s system appropriately. Assemblies to celebrate pupil achievements are held at the school and are valued by the pupils. However, strategies that enable pupils to reflect successfully on their behaviour and learn to manage and regulate their emotions are limited. Since the school opened in 2019, there have been regular and significant changes to leadership and staffing at the school. Leaders have failed to identify and address several safeguarding concerns at the school. The school is not fully compliant with the Independent School Standards (Wales) Regulations 2024 and the school has made limited progress against the recommendations left by inspectors during the last monitoring visit.