Ysgol Maesglas Greenfield

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Maesglas is an inclusive and caring learning community where all pupils are nurtured and encouraged to prepare for their next steps in life through a family ethos.

Pupil behaviour is good, and they show respect towards each other and staff and visitors. The school places a high priority on developing positive relationships between pupils, staff, parents, and the wider community. The school provides a creative, broad, and balanced curriculum for pupils.

Teachers plan a range of rich experiences and interesting activities that reflect the nature and local context of the school. They ensure that activities are suitably paced and provide stimulating learning experiences. However, learning activities do not always respond... sufficiently to pupils' needs and challenge them to make the best possible progress.

Staff tend to over-direct activities, and this limits opportunities for pupils to develop as independent learners. Most pupils make sound progress from their starting points. They develop their literacy and numeracy skills appropriately by the end of their time at the school.

However, pupils' Welsh language skills are underdeveloped. The headteacher is an effective and firm leader. She has high expectations of herself and others and collaborates well with staff to ensure that all pupils are happy and safe.

The headteacher is supported by a team of dedicated and hard-working staff who work together purposefully to meet pupils' needs. Governors support the school with commendable care and passion and have a good understanding of their duties and responsibilities. They provide leaders and staff with robust support and ensure that the school uses its resources appropriately.

Recommendations R1 Ensure that teaching provides appropriate challenge for all pupils R2 Strengthen opportunities for pupils to make choices about their learning and to work more independently R3 Improve pupils use of spoken Welsh