Brynford C.P. School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

A group of children in a gymDescription automatically generatedA child and child playing with sandDescription automatically generatedA person and child sitting at a tableDescription automatically generatedPupils enjoy their time at Ysgol Brynffordd very much. This is because their teachers plan interesting activities for them which makes learning exciting and fun. Leaders place a high priority on developing pupils as independent, creative, and ambitious learners.

As a result, most pupils make strong progress and achieve well. They are enthusiastic and eager to try new things. They are curious and confident learners from an early age.

Nearly all pupils behave well and show very positive attitudes to learning. They are carin...g, tolerant and respectful towards each other and adults. They say that they feel safe, secure, and happy in school.

They know that staff in the school care for them and that they can turn to them when they face challenges or have difficulties. Staff have worked hard to create this calm and nurturing ethos, which contributes to effective learning at the school. The school provides a rich, broad and balanced range of learning experiences and additional provision that meets the educational and wider needs and interests of pupils well.

Teachers take good account of pupils' ideas when planning the curriculum and this helps to ensure that most pupils display high levels of interest and engagement in their work. Most teaching is purposeful and enables pupils to develop their literacy, numeracy and digital skills in real life contexts. Classrooms and outdoor spaces are productive, active learning environments where pupils enjoy plenty of opportunities to work collaboratively in pairs and small groups.

The headteacher and governors provide efficient and supportive leadership. This has been particularly important during the pandemic. Staff work well together and as a team they share responsibilities sensibly.

As a result, there is an effective whole school ethos and sense of teamwork where staff feel valued for their contribution. The school is good at identifying the areas of its work that are most effective and those aspects that need to be improved. This enables leaders to set clear, ambitions for the direction of the school.

Recommendations R1 Provide opportunities for pupils to make decisions about how they organise and present their work and to decide for themselves how they respond to learning tasks R2 Provide regular opportunities for pupils to apply their numeracy skills across the curriculum R3 Strengthen provision for the development of pupils' Welsh language skills