Y.G.G. Bryn-Y-Mor

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Pupils, staff and parents are proud of the school's happy and friendly ethos. Pupils feel very safe within the school's homely and inclusive feel, where everyone respects and cares greatly for each other.

The Welsh language is at the heart of the school and pupils' show pride in their language. They use the language completely naturally both inside and outside the classroom. Under the headteacher's knowledgeable leadership, staff provide an innovative and exciting curriculum that enables pupils to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to support their work.

This is a strong feature. Teachers give pupils' ideas careful consideration and provide opportunities for them to choose how they would like to learn. Although pro...vision is robust in most classes, it does not challenge a few pupils in the foundation learning phase sufficiently.

As a result, they do not achieve to the best of their ability. Pupils' attitudes to learning are excellent and their behaviour is excellent. Most engage immediately at the beginning of each lesson and show perseverance and resilience in what they achieve.

Pupils assess their own work and that of their peers successfully and maturely. However, teachers' written responses to help pupils to know what they need to do to improve and how they can improve their work are inconsistent. The headteacher has a clear and robust vision for the school, which is based on developing pupils' well-being and opportunities for them to thrive.

Governors are very supportive of the school and show a good awareness of their roles and responsibilities. They support leaders and staff effectively. The headteacher, with the support of staff and governors, promotes a robust culture of safeguarding.

Recommendations R1 Improve provision in the foundation learning phase to ensure that pupils are challenged to achieve to the best of their ability R2 Strengthen feedback for pupils to help them know what they need to do to improve their work