MAES-Y-COED PRIMARY SCHOOL

Overview

Maes-Y-Coed Primary School is a place where “nearly all pupils enjoy their time” and develop “high levels of respect for the staff.” The school fosters a strong sense of belonging, with pupils making “good progress” and demonstrating “very good” attitudes towards learning.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit “exemplary” behaviour and engage positively with a “wide range of interesting learning experiences.”
• Staff provide “high levels of care, support and guidance,” knowing pupils’ needs “extremely well.”
• The curriculum is “broad and balanced,” effectively matching the ethos of Curriculum for Wales and exploring ideas such as ‘Cynefin’.
• Teachers use “effective questioning techniques” and plan valuable opportunities for learning through “practical activities and exploration.”
• The headteacher demonstrates “thoughtful and considerate leadership,” creating an effective team ethos built on “positive relationships, trust and collaboration.”

Areas to improve

• Improve the quality of feedback so that pupils understand and know how to move their learning forward.
• Provide more opportunities for pupils to make choices about their learning.

Safeguarding

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