Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pen-Y-Groes

Overview

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pen-y-Groes is described as a “successful learning community” that “celebrates pupils’ Welshness, diversity and achievement particularly well.” The school fosters a “homely and supportive environment” where staff provide “high quality care and well-being,” resulting in pupils who are confident, respectful, and proud of their language and school.

Strengths

• The headteacher provides “clear and wise leadership” within a “highly caring, inclusive and homely environment.”
• Pupils use the Welsh language “completely naturally” and show “very positive attitudes towards their learning.”
• The curriculum is “inspiring and varied,” sparking pupils’ imagination through themes like “My people, my Pentwyn.”
• Most pupils develop oral, reading, numeracy, and creative skills effectively, with “strong progress” from one stage to the next.
• Staff collaborate effectively with nearby schools and external agencies to support pupil well-being and curriculum planning.

Areas to improve

• Improve the writing skills of a minority of older pupils, particularly their “extended writing skills.”
• Strengthen additional learning needs provision to ensure support and interventions meet “all pupils’ needs in full.”

Safeguarding

The report states that the school has a “strong culture of safeguarding” and that arrangements “meet requirements and are not a cause for concern.”