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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

Monmouthshire County Council 2025-12-15
Inspection report Durand Primary School 2025 (English only)
Vale of Glamorgan Council 2025-12-15
Inspection report Colcot Primary School 2025 (English only)
Gwynedd Council 2025-12-15
Inspection report Ysgol Eifion Wyn 2025
Vale of Glamorgan Council 2025-12-15
Inspection report Ysgol Gymraeg Sant Baruc 2025
Carmarthenshire County Council 2025-12-15
Inspection report Ysgol Y Castell 2025
Carmarthenshire County Council 2025-12-15
Interim visit letter Ysgol Gymraeg Llangennech 2025
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Inspection schedule

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