Ysgol Hendrefelin

Overview

Ysgol Hendrefelin is described as a “happy school” where pupils feel “valued and safe” within a “caring and inclusive community.” The report highlights a “broad, balanced, and purposeful” curriculum that effectively supports pupils with complex additional learning needs, resulting in strong progress and positive attitudes towards learning.

Strengths

• Pupils are “polite, courteous, and welcoming,” demonstrating a “strong awareness of cultural diversity” and pride in their school community.
• The provision for developing literacy and numeracy through “outdoor learning is a notable strength,” with staff planning “exciting and enjoyable learning opportunities.”
• Staff possess “extensive knowledge of the pupils” and build “strong working relationships,” ensuring learning is accessible and most pupils make “strong progress from their starting points.”
• Leaders have embedded an “inclusive ethos” and actively promote pupils’ well-being, fostering “strong team collaboration.”
• Communication with parents is “strong,” with detailed reports and an electronic platform keeping families well informed.

Areas to improve

• Strengthen the “consistency and effectiveness of data analysis” to drive strategic priorities.
• Continue to develop staff understanding of challenging behaviour to support pupils in “regulating their emotions.”
• Strengthen arrangements to improve attendance, particularly for pupils on specific sites where it “negatively impacts progress.”

Safeguarding

The report states that the school has “strong and effective relationships with a range of partners” which are used to good effect to support the “safeguarding needs of pupils.”