Ysgol Gynradd Esceifiog

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Gynradd Esceifiog is a happy and friendly learning community that encourages pupils to take pride in their school and the community. The leaders' robust vision permeates all of the school's activity, with a clear emphasis on 'growing, learning and succeeding together'. This close-knit and supportive ethos ensures that pupils' well-being is given a prominent priority in this inclusive school.

Teachers and assistants work together productively to provide a good range of interesting experiences for pupils. The learning areas, including the outdoor areas, are stimulating and interesting and all parts of the building are used highly creatively. These areas support pupils' well-being beneficially and ensure that they are ready to l...earn.

Pupils show positive attitudes to learning and develop as independent learners. They are polite and very caring towards each other. As a result, pupils' behaviour is excellent.

Overall, teachers' teaching methods are sound. They question pupils skilfully and include them regularly as an integral part of their learning to support them to improve their work. As a result, many pupils develop knowledge, understanding and skills that are appropriate for the next steps in their learning.

However, where provision is not as sound, teachers do not provide learning activities that are challenging enough and do not ensure that pupils' skills build systematically enough over time. The headteacher has a sound knowledge of the school and encourages staff to work closely with local schools and to be reflective in their actions to improve provision. However, improvement systems do not focus in enough detail on evaluating provision to improve pupils' standards and progress specifically.

Recommendations R1 Ensure that teaching challenges pupils to achieve to the best of their ability R2 Improve provision to ensure that pupils develop their skills constructively R3 Ensure that improvement systems focus in more detail on evaluating and improving pupils' standards and progress