Ysgol Gynradd Glanwydden is situated on the outskirts of Penrhyn Bay, near Llandudno in Conwy local authority. The school serves the villages of Penrhyn Bay, Glanwydden, Bryn Pydew, Llanrhos and Penrhyn-side in the main, although some pupils also come from Llandudno and Rhos-on-Sea. There are 315 pupils between 3 and 11 years old on roll, including 41 nursery age pupils who attend on a part-time basis. The school is an English-medium school in the main, but makes extensive use of the Welsh language. On average over a three-year-period, slightly above 3% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals. This is significantly lower than the national average of 18%. The school has identified that slightly below 19% of pupils have special educational needs. This is lower than the national figure of 21%. Most pupils come from English-speaking homes, but around 14% come from Welsh-speaking homes. The current headteacher was appointed in September 2012 and the last inspection was held by Estyn in January 2014. Further information is available from the Welsh Government My Local School website at the link below. http://mylocalschool.wales.gov.uk/Schools/SchoolSearch?lang=en 1 A report on Ysgol Glanwydden November 2019 Summary The school is an inclusive and caring community, in which the headteacher and his staff create a welcoming, supportive and hardworking environment for pupils. Many pupils, including those with special educational needs, make sound progress during their time at the school. As a result of the prominent emphasis on drama, music and art, most pupils develop very good creative skills and their information and communication technology (ICT) skills are sound. Teachers prepare lessons that engage pupils’ interest successfully. On the whole, they plan a range of experiences that respond to their needs effectively. However, they do not take advantage of every opportunity to develop pupils’ writing skills in the foundation phase and, at times, expectations of them are not high enough. Under the headteacher’s robust leadership, leaders and staff have a clear vision that is based on the values of ‘care, respect, effort and success’, and a Welsh ethos that is prominent throughout the school. Leaders take part in a suitable range of self-evaluation activities. However, the school’s improvement processes are not always incisive enough to identify or address areas for improvement. Inspection area Judgement Standards Good Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Good Teaching and learning experiences Adequate and needs improvement Care, support and guidance Good Leadership and management Adequate and needs improvement 2 A report on Ysgol Glanwydden November 2019 Recommendations R1 Improve the effectiveness of all leaders in implementing monitoring and planning for improvement procedures, and ensure an appropriate focus on pupils’ standards R2 Refine progress-tracking procedures to enable staff to provide an appropriate level of challenge for all groups of pupils consistently R3 Ensure that teachers’ expectations are high enough to enable all pupils to achieve to the best of their ability R4 Plan purposefully to provide challenging opportunities for pupils to apply their literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum, particularly in the foundation phase What happens next The school will produce an action plan to show how it will address the recommendations. Estyn will review the school’s progress.