Ysgol Penrhyn Dewi

Overview

Ysgol yr Eglwys yng Nghymru Penrhyn Dewi is described as having a “caring and supporting ethos” underpinned by “strong Christian values,” resulting in pupils who are “happy and enthusiastic about coming to school.” While the school provides “very strong” support for well-being and inclusion, the quality of teaching is “consistently high” in the primary phase but “more variable” in the secondary phase.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe, are well-supported, and “know who to turn to with any concerns.”
• There are “very good working relationships between staff and pupils.”
• Staff make “excellent use of the outdoor spaces” and community to create “engaging real-life learning experiences.”
• Most pupils in nursery and reception “make strong progress from their starting points.”
• The headteacher is “passionate in her desire to provide pupils with the best education.”

Areas to improve

• Improve the “co-ordination of planning for progress in pupils’ skills,” particularly Welsh language development across the school.
• Improve the “quality of teaching” in the secondary phase to “match the best practice seen in the school.”
• Strengthen quality assurance processes to better evaluate the “impact of the school’s work on pupils’ standards.”

Safeguarding

The report states that pupils “feel safe and know who to turn to with any concerns,” though it notes that “a few health and safety issues were identified during the inspection.”