Ysgol Bro Gwaun

Overview

Ysgol Bro Gwaun is described as a “caring community” where “positive working relationships between staff and pupils is a notable strength.” The report states that the headteacher offers “assured leadership” and that leaders have successfully improved key areas, including attendance and behaviour. Overall, the school is judged to be “Good” across all inspection areas.

Strengths

• Pupils are “proud members of the school community” who are “courteous towards their peers, staff and visitors.”
• Teachers “know their pupils well” and create a “positive and inclusive learning environment” with high expectations.
• The school provides “worthwhile support and guidance” for pupils with special educational needs, including “highly effective provision” in specialist bases.
• Attendance has improved significantly and is now “well above that of similar schools.”
• Leaders have established a “strong sense of common purpose” which has contributed positively to staff morale.

Areas to improve

• Ensure that self-evaluation processes focus appropriately on the evaluation of pupils’ skills.
• Ensure that the provision for Welsh matches all pupils’ abilities and previous academic experience.
• Improve the effectiveness of teaching in a minority of lessons and improve pupils’ higher order reading, thinking, and extended writing skills.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the school’s arrangements for safeguarding meet requirements and give no cause for concern.”