Ysgol Santes Dwynwen

Overview

Ysgol Santes Dwynwen is described as a “supportive community” with a “caring and positive ethos” where warm relationships foster a good learning environment. The headteacher leads in a “meaningful and caring manner,” ensuring pupils’ learning and well-being are consistent priorities within an inclusive vision. While support for pupils’ progress is a strong feature, the report highlights specific areas requiring improvement in curriculum planning and site safety.

Strengths

• Pupils develop “purposeful listening, speaking, reading and digital skills” and make effective progress from their starting points.
• There are “warm working relationships between pupils and staff” which foster pride in belonging to the “school family.”
• Leaders evaluate the school’s work “thoroughly” using “regular and skilful self-evaluation processes” to drive improvement.
• Most pupils with additional learning needs “achieve purposefully and make good progress” with effective support.
• Staff promote Welsh language and heritage successfully, contributing to pupils’ “well-being and attitudes to learning.”

Areas to improve

• Address the concern regarding the “safety of the school’s site” identified during the inspection.
• Plan jointly to improve pupils’ “extended writing and numeracy skills across the curriculum.”
• Ensure the quality of teachers’ feedback “targets the next steps in pupils’ learning effectively.”
• Improve the quality and provision of “outdoor learning experiences, particularly for the youngest pupils.”

Safeguarding

The report states that the school’s arrangements for safeguarding are “appropriate and are not a cause for concern,” although a specific issue relating to site safety was raised.