{"id":820561,"date":"2026-03-12T10:29:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/820561\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:29:36","slug":"four-schools-moved-from-council-list-of-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/820561\/","title":{"rendered":"Four schools moved from council list of concern"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Four schools across Caerphilly which fell short of Estyn standards after inspections have been removed from follow-up categories.<\/p>\n

The county borough council\u2019s education committee heard the four had also been taken off the authority\u2019s list of schools causing concern.<\/p>\n

Cllr Carol Andrews, the cabinet member for education, said the four schools \u2013 Risca Comprehensive, St James Primary, The Twyn School, and Ty Sign Primary \u2013 all received \u201cintensive levels of targeted support\u201d after inspectors told them to make improvements.<\/p>\n

The four schools were all removed from follow-up monitoring in 2025.<\/p>\n

The committee heard the council had subsequently removed all four from its own list in response \u2013 but Cllr Mansell Powell asked whether the schools had been given enough time to show sustained improvement.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could have a spike in the data where you improve short-term\u2026 and the following year you go back to normal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Council education advisor Sally Speedy said the council would \u201ccontinue to work with\u201d such schools and \u201cwhere necessary we continue that enhanced support\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want the situation where a school goes into an Estyn category and a few years later they go back,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEstyn has deemed them to make sufficient progress, and while not everything might be where schools want them to be, Estyn can see the schools have got robust systems in place to continue that journey, and they have a good model for improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schools improvement lead Paul Warren said the council wanted to take a more preventative approach to performance at all schools.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen schools get into difficulty following an Estyn inspection, we pride ourselves on working well with the schools to really rectify that as quickly as possible,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we\u2019d rather be in a position where we can intervene early so that issues are identified, so they don\u2019t find themselves in difficulty when inspectors call.\u201d<\/p>\n

The council has set up a \u2018peer model\u2019 for headteachers to work alongside each other in a bid to improve standards and detect weaknesses early, Mr Warren said \u2013 adding the council had already received \u201creally good feedback\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said the project would help the council \u201cidentify where schools need some additional support\u201d, ranging from teaching and budget matters to additional learning needs provision and attendance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are creating this culture where we know our schools better than we did before,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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