Ysgol Gymuned Moelfre

Overview

Ysgol Gymuned Moelfre is described as a “homely and inclusive community” where the headteacher provides “strong leadership” and promotes “teamwork across the sites highly successfully.” The report states that “teaching is consistently good across the school” and that most pupils make “sound progress from their starting points,” developing literacy and numeracy skills effectively.

Strengths

• Staff provide “care and guidance of a high standard” for pupils with additional learning needs and emotional needs.
• Pupils develop “strong digital skills” and use equipment skilfully to record work and evaluate their own progress.
• The school fosters a “supportive and constructive environment” where pupils are willing to support each other, particularly through the ‘three before me’ method.
• Leaders have “sound knowledge of the main strengths and areas for development” due to clear processes and an “ethos of honest self-evaluation.”

Areas to improve

• Reduce the use of ready-made frameworks to enable pupils to develop their writing skills further in tasks across the curriculum.
• Provide regular opportunities for pupils to apply their numeracy skills in their work across the curriculum.
• Comply fully with the statutory guidelines for healthy eating in schools.

Safeguarding

The report states that the senior management team ensures a “robust culture of safeguarding permeates the school,” with all staff receiving appropriate annual training and leaders responding robustly to cases by working effectively with other agencies.