YSGOL CWM BANWY

Overview

Ysgol Cwm Banwy is characterised by an impressive ethos where pupils’ “happiness, satisfaction and complete enjoyment in their learning” permeates every aspect of school life. The inspection highlights “excellent” behaviour, a strong safeguarding culture, and “exceptionally strong progress” in numeracy, supported by passionate leadership and dedicated staff.

Strengths

• Pupils display “highly commendable respect and courtesy” towards each other and adults, feeling “happy and safe” in their work and play.
• The school’s arrangements for developing numeracy skills are an “obvious strength,” with pupils making “exceptionally strong progress” through “cohesive and imaginative experiences.”
• Most pupils make “sound progress” in language and digital skills, applying them “confidently across the curriculum” in interesting contexts.
• Teaching is described as “strong,” with staff using “effective teaching methods” that promote motivation within “lively spaces that are full of curiosity.”
• Governors act as “genuine advocates” for the school, providing “purposeful and tireless support” to ensure resources are used effectively.

Areas to improve

• Teachers must provide “regular enough opportunities for pupils to make independent choices about how to complete tasks and present their work.”

Safeguarding

The report states that the school’s “culture of safeguarding is strong” and confirms that pupils “feel happy and safe in their work and play.”