We are Locrating.com, a schools information website. This page is one of our school directory pages. This is not the website of Ysgol Pendalar.
What is Locrating?
Locrating is the UK's most popular and trusted school guide; it allows you to view inspection reports, admissions data, exam results, catchment areas, league tables, school reviews,
neighbourhood information, carry out school comparisons and much more. Below is some useful summary information regarding Ysgol Pendalar.
To see all our data you need to click the blue button at the bottom of this page to view Ysgol Pendalar
on our interactive map.
About Ysgol Pendalar
Name
Ysgol Pendalar
Address
Ffordd Bethel, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1DU
Phone Number
01286 672141
Phase
Special (with post-16 provision)
Gender
Mixed
Number of Pupils
115 (77.4% boys 22.6% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher
Unknown
Local Authority
Gwynedd
Highlights from Latest Inspection
Ysgol Pendalar is a close-knit and friendly community where staff and pupils work together happily and positively. On the whole, most pupils comply with the teachers' requests and settle quickly to activities and tasks. Many behave well in the classroom, listen carefully to staff and behave respectfully towards their fellow pupils.
They engage well with their learning and work easily with teachers and support staff. During their time at the school, most pupils make suitable progress from their starting points. Many pupils develop valuable social skills as they move through the school.
However, there is a lack of opportunities for pupils to practise their communication, reading and extended writing skills. Ysgol Pendalar ha...s a balanced pupil-centred curriculum. Although the curriculum supports pupils' needs in general, there is a lack of opportunities for pupils to develop their independent living skills.
The quality of teaching in not consistent across the school. In a few lessons, teaching is effective. On the whole, staff meet the needs of pupils appropriately in a suitable range of activities.
However, overall, teachers do not plan challenging enough learning experiences and tasks to ensure that pupils make strong progress. Leaders have a clear vision that is shared by all staff. This vision is based on creating a school that places the pupil at the heart of all decisions.
The staff are a dedicated and hard-working team. They work well together and are passionate about their work. Although there is a strong rationale for the current improvement priorities, they do not derive directly from extensive self-evaluation processes.
The priorities are based on informal evaluations by members of the senior management team and do not reflect some important areas for improvement, such as teaching. The school does not plan a timetable for quality assurance and useful activities such as monitoring the quality of teaching and provision and evaluating pupils' progress. This prevents leaders from identifying the school's true strengths and areas for development.
Recommendations R1 Strengthen strategic leadership at all levels and ensure that responsibilities are defined clearly and allocated in a balanced manner R2 Strengthen self-evaluation and planning for improvement procedures R3 Strengthen teaching and planning to develop pupils' increasing skills systematically R4 Ensure robust opportunities for pupils to develop independent living skills and move forward to the next stage of their lives R5 Strengthen the role of the governing body so that their understanding of the school's strengths and areas for improvement enable them to act effectively as critical friends
We recommend using Locrating on a computer for the best experience
Locating works best on a computer, as the larger screen area allows for easier viewing of information.
NEW! Google Chrome extension adds Locrating magic to Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket
If you're property hunting and currently switching back and forth between Locrating and the property portals, you'll be pleased to know we've built a Google Chrome Browser Extension that enhances the Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket sites by integrating Locrating at the top of each property page.