A primary school in north Ceredigion is a “caring and inclusive community” that looks after its pupils well, but more must be done to “develop pupils’ Welsh language skills”, inspectors have found.

Ysgol Craig yr Wylfa in Borth was inspected in November last year, with Estyn’s report released this week.

The school, which is part of an informal federation with Ysgol Gymunedol Talybont, received a mixed report – rated ‘good’ for both ‘care, support and guidance’ and ‘wellbeing and attitudes to learning’, but ‘adequate and needs improvement’ for ‘standards’, ‘teaching and learning experiences’ and leadership and management’.

The inspector’s report into the school, which has 40 pupils between the ages of four and 11 on the roll, said it is “a caring and inclusive community, in which staff and leaders place a high priority on developing pupils’ wellbeing”.

“As a result, pupils behave well, show enthusiasm towards their learning and take their roles and responsibilities seriously,” the report said.

“Overall, teachers plan an interesting curriculum that engages most pupils’ interest successfully.

“However, they do not plan purposefully enough to develop pupils’ Welsh language skills. As a result, many pupils make sound progress from their starting points in their numeracy, information and communication technology and English skills, but do not make strong enough progress in their Welsh skills, particularly their oracy skills.

“Leaders have a clear vision that is based on the care, support and wellbeing of pupils’ and staff.

“The school’s self-evaluation procedures enable leaders to identify the school’s strengths and areas for improvement suitably. However, procedures are not always specific enough to lead to making improvements quickly enough.”

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