Ysgol Nantgwyn

Overview

Ysgol Nantgwyn provides “strong care, support and guidance” where pupils feel “cared for and valued,” fostering confidence and positive attitudes. The school maintains a “positive tone” with effective leadership and a “broad, balanced and relevant curriculum,” though attendance remains low and the impact of teacher feedback is variable.

Strengths

• Pupils benefit from “strong care, support and guidance” and a newly reformed behaviour system that rewards good conduct.
• Staff create “positive working relationships” with pupils, which is described as a “notable feature” of the school’s provision.
• The school supports pupils with additional learning needs “well” through “purposeful provision” that ensures progress from starting points.
• Leaders “nurture a team ethos” and promote collaboration effectively, placing well-being at the heart of the school’s work.

Areas to improve

• Teachers’ assessment and feedback must be “consistently effective” to prevent pupils from repeating errors and to improve work quality.
• Attendance levels, particularly for specific groups of pupils, remain “too low” and require significant improvement.
• Evaluation processes need to “focus sharply enough on issues relating to pupils’ progress in learning” rather than just general strengths.
• Opportunities to develop numeracy skills in subjects other than mathematics are “less developed” and need strengthening.

Safeguarding

The report states that the school provides “strong care, support and guidance” and that leaders place the “well-being of pupils, staff, and the community at the heart of the school’s work.”