Ysgol Gynradd Llangybi

Overview

The report describes a school with a "homely ethos" and a "well-organised learning community" where staff work well together. Effective leadership sets a clear strategic direction, resulting in positive influences on pupils’ achievement and wellbeing across all inspection areas.

Strengths

• Nearly all pupils, including those with additional learning needs, "make sound progress and achieve well by Year 6."
• Pupils show a "high level of respect," behave well, and foster "strong relationships with members of staff."
• Teaching standards are sound, with planning that "stretch[es] pupils of all abilities" based on "interesting and imaginative themes."
• The school is a "caring community" that effectively nurtures personal and social skills through daily practices and community involvement.
• Governors have a "sound understanding of the school’s performance" and hold the school to account effectively.

Areas to improve

• Provide more opportunities for key stage 2 pupils to develop numeracy skills and use spreadsheets and databases across the curriculum.
• Provide more opportunities for pupils to make decisions and take responsibility for their own learning to develop as independent learners.

Safeguarding

The report states that the school’s arrangements for safeguarding pupils "meet requirements and are not a cause for concern."