A MONMOUTHSHIRE primary school is celebrating after been giving the second highest rating in its latest inspection.

Kymin View Primary, in Wyesham, Monmouth, was inspected by Estyn earlier this year and saw its inspection report published last week.

The report found both the school’s current performance and prospects of improvement are “good”, the second top rating after “excellent”.

The school has 191 pupils on roll between the ages of three and 11— including 36 pupils who attend the nursery on a part-time basis.

Around 16 per cent of pupils are eligible for school meals, with 41 per cent of pupils identified as having additional learning needs, well above the national average of 25 per cent.

Many pupils make good progress as they move through the school, the report added, with high standards of literacy and numeracy and a “stimulating curriculum”.

In terms of wellbeing, the report credited a “inclusive and caring ethos” where all pupils are valued and a “vibrant modern environment, both indoors and outdoors”, that supports learning well.

The school’s prospects for improvement were rated as “good”, with the school said to have strong partnerships with parents and a governors that “know the school well and provide a appropriate level of challenge to leaders”.

Headteacher Sally-Ann Wright, who took over the leadership of the school in late 2014, also provided a “strategic vision for the school that focuses well on improving pupils’ outcomes and wellbeing,” Estyn found.

Mrs Wright said: “We’re absolutely delighted that Estyn has recognised our values-based education, calmness and good provision for the children. It’s exciting.

“I would like to thank everyone but mostly the children for being fantastic. We have an amazing staff of both teachers and learning support assistants [...] and an amazing governing body who are very supportive, taking on new initiatives and buying into our vision.”

The head teacher also gave thanks to the PTA, who helped develop the outside area of the school, and said that the school are now aiming for a ‘Excellent’ rating.

Recommended improvements included raising the standards of handwriting and presentation, improving outcomes for more able pupils in all year groups and improving the quality of marking and feedback to pupils.

The school’s last inspection was in 2009, when it was given four grade two ratings — “meaning good features and no shortcomings” — and three grade three ratings, meaning, “good features outweigh shortcomings”.