Ysgol Bro Plenydd

Overview

Ysgol Bro Plenydd is described as a “successful learning community” that “celebrates Welshness, courtesy and respect and pupils’ achievement exceptionally well.” The school provides a “homely and supportive learning environment” where staff are committed to high-quality care, resulting in pupils who are “happy and safe.”

Strengths

• The headteacher provides “clear and wise guidance,” fostering a culture where staff model language “very skilfully,” enhancing pupils’ oral skills.
• Pupils demonstrate “pride in, the Welsh language,” using it “completely naturally” both inside and outside the classroom.
• Teachers plan “stimulating and varied learning and play experiences,” leading to evident “pride in their local area.”
• Most pupils develop knowledge and skills “appropriate for their ages and starting points,” with Welsh speaking and reading skills developed “skilfully.”
• Provision for pupils with additional learning needs is “purposeful,” enabling them to make “good progress over time.”

Areas to improve

• The school must “develop pupils’ English reading skills,” as a minority have not fully developed the ability to read aloud and discuss texts confidently.
• Teaching should provide more opportunities for pupils to “make choices about their learning more independently.”

Safeguarding

The headteacher, supported by staff and governors, promotes a culture of safeguarding in a “highly effective and supportive manner,” ensuring pupils are “happy and safe at the school.”