Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Pupils, staff and parents take pride in the school's friendly, inclusive and Welsh ethos. As a result, pupils build extremely positive working relationships with members of staff, which contributes successfully to the respectful and well-organised learning environment. Pupils' attitudes to learning are a notable strength and their behaviour is excellent.

A strong feature of the school is the pupils' happy and friendly nature. They are thoughtful of others, talk completely naturally with each other and adults in Welsh and show an interest and curiosity in the world around them. Pupils take pride in their school and their local heritage.

They show pride in the school's musical successes, for example when succeeding in local ...and national competitions. Staff provide a creative, broad and balanced curriculum for pupils. Teachers plan a range of rich experiences and interesting activities that reflect the local nature and context of the school.

They provide stimulating learning experiences that motivate pupils to learn successfully. However, a minority of staff have a tendency to over direct activities which, in turn, limits opportunities for a minority of pupils to develop as increasingly independent learners. Leaders share a clear vision for providing a well-rounded education based on supporting pupils' well-being.

The enthusiastic headteacher has created a caring and supportive environment which ensures a strong sense of teamwork. This ensures that everyone understands the school's priorities and work together supportively to improve provision. However, the school's self-evaluation processes do not always focus purposefully enough on the effect of provision on pupils' progress.

Recommendations R1 Share effective teaching practices across the school to support pupils to develop their independent learning skills R2 Ensure that self-evaluation processes focus purposefully on the effect of provision on pupils' progress