Ysgol Tŷ Monmouth is a school where staff develop particularly effective working relationships with pupils based on a secure understanding of their emotional and additional learning needs. Through valuable professional learning, staff develop valuable skills, which help support pupils to self-regulate, develop their social skills and manage their behaviour. Pupils respond positively to this, and over time settle well into the school and feel safe and secure. The structure of classes across the school into stages rather than year groups helps to ensure personal and developmental compatibility between pupils. Class sizes are small, with a maximum of four pupils supported by a minimum of one teacher and one teaching assistant. These small class sizes mean that teachers and teaching assistants are able to provide a high degree of beneficial support for individual pupils. However, the level of challenge provided by staff to support pupils’ progress is not consistent across the school. The school has strong leadership that oversees the implementation of an appropriate curriculum and sound teaching. Leaders are in the early stages of further developing the curriculum to meet the needs of older pupils as they prepare for their next stages in work or education. As a result of the quality of teaching and learning experiences at the school, nearly all pupils make sound progress in their literacy, numeracy and digital skills. A notable feature is the strong progress most pupils make in their social skills and in improving their attendance and engagement in learning. However, there is a limited focus on teaching and learning within quality assurance processes and professional learning for staff. The school meets all of the Independent School Standards (Wales) 2003 to maintain its registration.