Ysgol Y Graig

Overview

The report describes Ysgol y Graig as a school with a “highly caring, safe and inclusive ethos” where pupils achieve well. Inspectors judged all five inspection areas—standards, wellbeing, teaching, care, and leadership—as “Good”, noting that the school provides a “solid start” for its pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils develop “effective Welsh communication skills” and make good progress in oracy, reading, and writing.
• Staff provide “highly valuable support and guidance”, fostering an environment where pupils “feel very safe” and take pride in their relationships with adults.
• The curriculum is “broad and balanced”, engaging pupils through stimulating experiences and local themes.
• Provision for pupils with additional learning needs is effective, with many achieving soundly against personal targets.
• Creative skills are nurtured through a “strong tradition” of performing in concerts and eisteddfodau, boosting self-confidence.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must “monitor teaching effectively” and provide constructive feedback to improve practice further.
• The school should “challenge all pupils to perform at their best consistently”, particularly when writing at length.
• Provision needs improvement to support teaching and learning outdoors in the foundation phase.

Safeguarding

The report states that arrangements for safeguarding pupils “meet requirements and are not a cause for concern”, but notes that the inspection team raised a specific health and safety issue that the school must address.