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Primary

We celebrate the successes, highlight areas for improvement and focus on what’s important for learners in primary schools.

Explore tailored advice and tools created for those working in the primary education sector.

More information about our work is available below.

Our approach
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Ways to improve

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Inspection guidance resources

These handbooks are valuable resources to gain insights into the standards and methodologies employed during inspections.

How we inspect What we inspect
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Inspection and report schedule

Latest inspection reports

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council 2025-12-19
Interim visit letter Gellifaelog Primary School 2025 (English only)
Pembrokeshire County Council 2025-12-19
Interim visit letter Ysgol Gynradd Sirol Wdig 2025
Ceredigion County Council 2025-12-19
Inspection report Ysgol Llanfihangel-Y-Creuddyn 2025
Ceredigion County Council 2025-12-19
Parents and carers - Inspection report - Ysgol Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn 2025
Cardiff Council 2025-12-19
Interim visit letter St Patrick's R.C. Primary School 2025 (English only)
Carmarthenshire County Council 2025-12-19
Monitoring report Meidrim C.P School 2025
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Inspection schedule

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