PEN RHOS

Overview

Ysgol Pen Rhos is described as a “vibrant and proactive learning organisation” with a “highly effective and innovative leader” who has established a “caring and inclusive learning community, with wellbeing at its heart.” The report judges all inspection areas, including standards, teaching, and leadership, as “Good,” noting that most pupils make “strong progress from their individual starting points” and develop as “confident and respectful individuals.”

Strengths

• Staff create a “calm and purposeful working environment” and have “high expectations of all pupils.”
• Welsh language promotion is a “notable strength,” with staff acting as “excellent Welsh language role models.”
• Pupils show “high levels of motivation and pride in their work” and develop “increasing resilience.”
• Leaders provide “effective support for learners,” including targeted interventions for those with special educational needs.
• The school has “effective and thorough self-evaluation procedures” that highlight strengths and weaknesses successfully.

Areas to improve

• Raise attendance levels, which have “remained low over time in comparison with those of other similar schools.”
• Develop regular opportunities for pupils to respond to feedback to further develop their work.
• Develop pupils’ confidence to contribute and influence all aspects of their learning and school experience.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the school’s arrangements for safeguarding pupils meet requirements and are not a cause for concern.”