Ysgol Maes Y Mynydd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

The headteacher, leaders and staff form an effective team. They share a common purpose to continue to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the school and to support pupil well-being. Staff understand and meet the needs of pupils, families and the local community well.

The school's arrangements to support pupils eligible for free school meals and those from low-income households are strong. The role of well-being manager is particularly effective in creating positive, supportive working relationships with families. In nearly all cases, pupils have positive attitudes to their learning, take part enthusiastically in lessons and activities, and collaborate well with each other.

Overall, they make good progress in th...e development of their social, literacy, numeracy and other skills. This is because teachers plan engaging and interesting lessons and activities. However, in a few cases, adults lead pupils' learning too much and this can limit the development of pupils' independent learning skills.

The school has begun to develop plans to ensure more carefully that pupils build their skills progressively during lessons and as they move from one year group to the next, but these are still at an early stage of development. Pupils enjoy coming to school and usually arrive well motivated and enthusiastic about learning. Despite this, overall rates of attendance remain a concern.

Recommendations R1 Ensure that the curriculum develops pupils' skills systematically and progressively R2 Provide pupils with meaningful opportunities to learn independently, particularly from Year 4 to Year 6 R3 Continue to improve attendance