Ysgol Gynradd Tudweiliog is situated in the village of Tudweiliog, approximately four miles from Nefyn in Gwynedd local authority. In addition to children from the village, the school is attended by children from the village of Llangwnnadl. Welsh is the main medium of the school’s life and work. There are 57 pupils between 3 and 11 years old on roll, including 10 nursery age children. The school has two mixed-age classes. Over a three-year-period, around 1% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals. This is significantly lower than the national percentage of 18%. Around 80% of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes. The school has identified around 14% of its pupils as having additional learning needs, which is lower than the national percentage of 21%. The headteacher has been in post since September 1996. The school was last inspected in January 2012. 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 Gynradd Tudweiliog June 2019 Summary The school is a welcoming community that takes pride in its Welshness. Particular features are the familial ethos which ensures that pupils take care of each other naturally, and the successful working relationship between pupils and staff. As a result, nearly all pupils enjoy the school’s life and work, behave very well and have positive attitudes to learning. They show pride in their school and their language, in addition to an obvious appreciation of the local area’s culture and history. Teachers provide rich and interesting learning experiences for pupils, which meet most of their needs well. This motivates them to learn successfully and, as a result, during their time at the school, most make sound progress and achieve well. The headteacher provides effective leadership, which provides a clear strategic direction for the school. All staff are dedicated and enthusiastic, and work together closely and effectively as a team. They show strong commitment to promoting continuous and sustainable improvements. Governors have a thorough understanding of the school and use their knowledge purposefully to challenge it and hold it to account for standards. Inspection area Judgement Standards Good Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Good Teaching and learning experiences Good Care, support and guidance Good Leadership and management Good 2 A report on Ysgol Gynradd Tudweiliog June 2019 Recommendations R1 Ensure that key stage 2 pupils are more aware of what they need to do to improve their own work R2 Ensure more opportunities for key stage 2 pupils to make choices in relation to their learning and work independently R3 Improve pupils’ information and communication technology (ICT) skills in key stage 2 in handling data across the curriculum R4 Implement clear arrangements to fulfil leadership duties in the headteacher’s absence What happens next The school will produce an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.