Gwyrosydd Primary

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Teachers know their pupils well and plan series of lessons that take into account theneeds,interests and ideas of pupils, including those in the specialist teaching facilities. During their timeat the school, most pupils make sound progress from their individual starting points.

Pupils speakconfidently and use a growing vocabulary precisely. Over time they develop goodreading skills and mathematical skills. However, pupils are lessconfident in their application of their digital skills and their ability to converse in Welsh is insufficiently well developed.

The standard of care, support and guidance the school provides for pupils, including those withadditional learning needs, is a notable featureof the school. Pupils in th...e specialist teachingfacilities and those in mainstream who requireextra support have access to effective specialistinterventions to support them to make academic and emotional and social progress. All pupilsfromYear 1 upwards have opportunities to attend a broad range of extra-curricular activities at theschool.

In recent years there has been significant uncertainty around leadership at the school. The acting headteacher and governingbody arenow beginning to develop a broader senior leadership team tohelp move the school forward. Teams of leaders and staff now have a greater focus on developingthe school's curriculum and senior leaders have a greater focus on monitoring the school'sperformance.

For example, they are aware of the need to robustly track pupil progress overtime.However, overall weaknesses in leadership and a lack of clarity around accountability are limitingthe school's ability to make improvements.RecommendationsRecommendationsR2Ensure that teachingis effective in all classes toenable pupils to progressively develop their skills over timeR3Ensurean appropriate level ofchallenge to support all pupils, including the moreableWhathappensnextThe school will draw up an action plan to showhow it is going to address the recommendations.

Estyn will work with the local authority to review the school's progress. This is thelightest touchof follow-up, as it is not statutory.School contextSchool contextGwyrosydd PrimaryLocal authorityCity and County ofSwanseaLanguage ofthe providerEnglishType of schoolPrimaryNumberof pupils on roll416Pupils ofstatutory school age322Number in nursery classes57Percentage of pupils eligible for free school mealsover a three-year average(The nationalpercentage of pupilseligible for free school meals overathree-year average inPrimary is 23.

0%)40.9%Percentage of pupils identified ashaving additional learning needs (a) (The national percentage ofpupils identified as having an additional learning need inPrimary is 16.1%)23.

9%Percentage of pupils with English asan additional language5.0%Date of headteacher appointment01/09/2005Date of previous Estyn inspection (ifapplicable)01/07/2014Start date of inspection13/02/2023The substantive headteacher was absent during the inspection. The deputyheadteacher assumed the roleof acting headteacher in September 2022.

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