Ysgol y Waun

Highlights from Latest Inspection

The headteacher, all leaders and staff have developed a positiveculture of teamwork.

They ensure that pupils are well-cared for andthat all pupils have their needs met appropriately. For example, the nurture class on The Lloyd's Lane site provides beneficial support tothose pupils who need it. Across the school pupils develop positiveworking relationships with adults and they trust them to act in theirbest interests at all times.

Most pupils further develop their sense ofsafety and well-being through regular activities in the school's forest area. Asa result, nearly all pupils show respect and behave well acrossthe school.Leaders and staff work collaboratively to ensure that provision acrossboth school sites is well-led an...d managed.

They undertake a range ofsuitable activities to identify school strengths and areas for improvement. However, their evaluations of learning do not alwaysidentify clearly enoughthe areas that the school needs to focus on.Governors and leadersmonitor pupil attendance carefully and staffwork closely with families providing additional support and advicewhen needed.

Overall, the school has a generally suitable approach tohealth and safety and safeguarding its pupils.RecommendationsRecommendationsR2Refine self-evaluation processes to ensure that school development planning and grant planning targets are well focusedR3Improve provision to support pupils' application of their numeracyskillsacrossthe curriculum and inreal-life situationsWhathappensnextThe school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.Estyn will invite the school to prepare a case study on its work in relation to its work in improvingthe quality pupils' writing skills, for dissemination on Estyn's website.

School contextSchool contextYsgoly WaunLocal authorityWrexham County Borough CouncilLanguage ofthe providerEnglishType of schoolPrimaryReligious characterNon-denominationalNumberof pupils on roll330Pupils of statutory school age247Number in nursery classes39Percentage of pupils eligible for free school mealsover a three-year average(The nationalpercentage of pupilseligible for free school meals overathree-year average inPrimary is 23.0%)22.4%Percentage of pupils identified ashaving additional learning needs (a) (The national percentage ofpupils identified as having an additional learning need inPrimary is 16.

1%)4.9%Percentage of pupils who speakWelshat home0.0%Percentage of pupils with English asan additional language4.

0%Date of headteacher appointment01/04/2016Date of previous Estyn inspection (ifapplicable)03/02/2014Start date of inspection05/12/2022© Crown Copyright 2023:This report may be re used free of charge in any format or mediumprovided thatit is re used accuratelyand notused ina misleading context.The material must be acknowledged as Crown copyrightand the title of the report specified.Publication date: 10/02/2023Please note that the photographs displayed may not beof the school that isthe subject of thisreport.