Y.G.G. Llwynderw

Overview

The report describes a school where “most pupils make sound progress and achieve well” within a “caring, inclusive and supportive ethos.” It highlights an “excellent” standard of wellbeing and attitudes to learning, driven by a strong focus on the rights of the child and a natural Welsh ethos. Leadership is judged as “Good,” with the acting headteacher providing “clear and robust guidance.”

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate “exceptional” wellbeing and attitudes, treating each other with “a high level of care and respect.”
• There is an “excellent” understanding of the rights of the child, which promotes awareness of “fairness, equality and tolerance.”
• Staff act as “sound language role models” and maintain a “very effective working relationship” with pupils.
• Provision for creative arts is “excellent,” offering extensive opportunities for pupils to engage with various media.
• The school has a “natural Welsh ethos” and successfully promotes Welsh culture and heritage.

Areas to improve

• Develop the strategic roles of the senior management team, as their new responsibilities have not yet been fully developed.
• Make more effective use of the pupil progress-tracking procedure, as it is currently too early to measure individual progress over time.
• Ensure opportunities for key stage 2 pupils to make choices in relation to their learning, which are currently limited.

Safeguarding

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