LLYSFAEN PRIMARY SCHOOL

Overview

Llysfaen Primary is described as a “highly successful and happy school” where “high standards permeate all aspects of its life and work.” The report highlights “exceptionally strong leadership” and a nurturing environment that ensures all pupils have the opportunity to achieve well.

Strengths

• “Nearly all pupils, including those with additional learning needs (ALN), make very strong progress.”
• The curriculum provides “authentic and exciting learning experiences,” resulting in high standards of oracy, reading, and mathematics.
• “Most teachers skilfully plan lessons that build well on pupils’ prior learning and set high expectations.”
• “Nearly all pupils behave impeccably and interact with each other in a caring and supportive way.”
• Pupils play a leading role in improving the school, developing “key leaderships skills” through influencing decision-making.

Areas to improve

• Pupils do not always have sufficient opportunities to “direct their own learning in individual lessons.”

Safeguarding

The report states that “there is a strong culture of safeguarding at the school.”