A primary school in Newport has been taken out of special measures.
Schools watchdog Estyn placed Malpas Church in Wales Primary into special measures in 2020 following concerns that an amalgamation of the former infants and juniors had resulted in “fractured relationships and poor communication between leaders and between leaders and staff". Pupils' standards in Welsh and ICT were also said to be "not good enough" in a strongly-worded report from Estyn. This was on top of the school being criticised for not catering to pupils with special educational needs well enough, or tracking the progress and attendance or monitoring teachers' work tightly enough.
The official inspection body has confirmed that the school has made sufficient progress in relation to the recommendations following the last core inspection.
