Ysgol Bryn Elian

Overview

Ysgol Bryn Elian is described as a “caring and inclusive school” where pupils feel safe and staff are valued. While the recently appointed headteacher provides “assured and careful leadership” and sixth-form pupils make good progress, the report highlights inconsistencies in teaching quality and low attendance rates.

Strengths

• There is a “strong culture of care and safeguarding,” with staff dealing effectively with rare bullying incidents.
• Pupils at the Individual Support Base are “well catered for” and supported to integrate into the wider community.
• The school has a “well-coordinated approach to improving pupils’ numeracy across the curriculum.”
• Extra-curricular activities and the personal and social educational programme successfully raise awareness of diversity and social issues.
• Sixth-form pupils “make good progress” and have “positive attitudes towards their learning.”

Areas to improve

• Improve the quality of teaching, particularly by raising expectations and providing suitable challenge in lessons.
• Strengthen self-evaluation processes to focus more precisely on the impact of provision on pupil progress.
• Improve attendance rates, particularly for those who are persistently absent.

Safeguarding

The report states there is a “strong culture of care and safeguarding” and that pupils feel safe.