Ysgol Tudno

Overview

Ysgol Tudno is described as a “caring community” where pupils feel “safe, secure and happy” and demonstrate “exemplary” behaviour. The school fosters a strong Welsh ethos, with pupils using both Welsh and English confidently, while most make good progress in their learning. Leadership is characterised as “compassionate and thoughtful,” promoting collaboration and a clear vision for the curriculum.

Strengths

• Support for pupils’ “social and emotional well-being is highly effective,” creating an inclusive environment where pupils thrive.
• The school gives prominence to developing “pupils’ Welsh language skills and their appreciation of the heritage and culture of Wales.”
• Teachers provide a “broad range of authentic learning opportunities” that extend pupils’ knowledge and engage their interest.
• Provision for pupils with additional learning needs is rigorous, with “highly effective” teaching and dedicated support ensuring strong progress.
• Pupils show “positive attitudes to school” and enjoy their learning, resulting in good achievement across the school.

Areas to improve

• Planning for the “systematic development of pupils’ skills in literacy and numeracy skills across the school is at an early stage of development.”
• In some classes, tasks are “not always challenging enough” and teacher feedback does not sufficiently impact “next steps in pupils’ learning.”
• Monitoring activity does not always “focus sharply enough on the difference improvement work makes to pupils’ learning.”

Safeguarding

The report states that pupils “feel safe in school and free from issues of bullying” and are confident that staff will “listen and deal appropriately with any concerns.”