Ysgol Rhiw Bechan

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Rhiw Bechan is a happy and caring school. The headteacher leads with enthusiasm and compassion and knows the pupils, staff, and families well. There is a strong team ethos within the school ensuring that pupils across both language streams have similar learning experiences.

Staff, pupils and parents cooperate successfully to create an ethos of one inclusive school. Staff have effective working relationship with pupils which nurtures their well-being successfully. This fosters a supportive environment which contributes well to pupils' enjoyment of learning.

Pupils are friendly, polite, and happy in school and contribute fully to school life. Teachers work diligently to ensure that topics are engaging and relevant to t...he pupils. However, at times, teachers across the school over-direct the learning, which inhibits the pupils' ability to develop their skills independently.

Throughout the school, staff create a welcoming learning environment. Leaders have high aspirations and collaborate and communicate effectively with partners to enhance pupils' learning experiences. As a result, many pupils make good progress in developing their literacy, numeracy, and digital skills.

However, opportunities to develop and apply pupils' skills in the outdoor area are limited. The headteacher provides strong leadership. The school's current priorities for improvement are appropriate and leaders work purposefully, alongside the governing body, to secure improvements for the school.

Together, they understand most of the school's strengths and areas for development. However, leaders do not distribute all roles and whole school responsibilities robustly enough across the senior leadership team. As a result, not all areas for development are identified or actioned upon effectively enough following monitoring processes.

Recommendations R1 Sharpen self-evaluation processes and planning for improvement R2 Refine provision to enable pupils to become more independent in their learning R3 Improve opportunities for pupils to develop and apply their skills in the outdoor area