Ysgol Gymuned Bodffordd

Overview

Ysgol Gymuned Bodffordd is described as a “friendly and inclusive school” that fosters a “strong sense of learning and well-being.” Pupils are enthusiastic learners who take pride in their Welshness, benefiting from a caring ethos and purposeful relationships with staff.

Strengths

• The school promotes a “positive environment” where pupils develop “purposeful social, listening, speaking, reading and digital competence skills.”
• Staff provide strong emotional support, encouraging pupils to “take responsibility for their own well-being and behaviour” and embrace happiness.
• The headteacher leads “purposefully,” prioritising care and ensuring the school remains an “inclusive learning community.”
• Leaders use “regular self evaluation processes” to create “purposeful development plans” and arrange relevant staff training.

Areas to improve

• Planning for pupils’ writing and numeracy skills, and feedback to target next steps in learning, are “not consistent across the school.”
• The headteacher lacks sufficient time to discharge leadership and management duties in a “sustainable manner” due to teaching responsibilities.
• Leaders must address health and safety issues on the site identified during the inspection.

Safeguarding

Inspectors raised an issue relating to the “safety of the school grounds” with leaders during the inspection, requiring immediate action.