Praise for ‘happy and positive’ Mayhill school
Pupils at Sea View Primary School feel safe and happy, they engage in lessons well and have positive attitudes to school life, inspectors have found.
Leaders and staff have high expectations for pupils’ wellbeing and learning and build positive relationships with families, creating a nurturing environment so that members of the school community feel valued and supported.
A team from Estyn visited the school earlier this year and have now published their report.
Other highlights include praise for the school’s purposeful curriculum that takes account of pupils’ different needs and cultural backgrounds as well as the range of interesting activities to develop pupils’ engagement and independence in their learning.
Most pupils make good progress in their literacy, maths and digital skills.
Across the school, adults and pupils develop their use of British Sign Language (BSL) effectively and this helps all those at the school with hearing impairment to join in with all aspects of school life.
The school’s provision for pupils with additional learning needs (ALN) is effective and skilled staff use a range of beneficial interventions successfully to help pupils with ALN make good progress towards their individual targets
The report adds: “The headteacher is an inspiring leader who establishes a strong team ethos where everyone works together to enhance the learning experiences for all pupils.
“Leaders use a range of evaluation processes well to identify the school’s strengths and areas for development. They work closely with teachers and governors to gather information about the progress the school makes towards its improvement priorities. The governing body provides strong support to the school.
“Leaders develop effective partnerships with other professionals to signpost support for families experiencing poverty and this helps develop successful community partnerships.”
Headteacher Julie Dunn said: “I’m so pleased that the inspectors from Estyn have recognised the happy and supportive environment here at Sea View and the role that all our pupils, staff and families play in achieving this. I hope they are as proud as I am with this report.”
Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Education, Robert Smith, said: “Congratulations to all Sea View Primary on a very good inspection report which reflects the great work being done by all at the school.”
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