Lliswerry High School is an English-medium 11 to 18 mixed comprehensive school in Newport. Currently, there are 830 pupils on roll, including 111 in the sixth form. Around 30% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is well above the national average of 16.4%. Around half live in the 20% most deprived areas of Wales. The proportion of pupils that have a special educational need is around 30%, which is above the national average of 22.9%. Around 2.4% of pupils have statements of special educational needs. This figure is similar to the average of 2.2% for Wales as a whole. The school was last inspected in April 2013. The school has pupils from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds. Nearly 40% are not from a White British background, and around a third of pupils speak English as an additional language. Only a very few pupils are fluent in Welsh. The headteacher has been in post since 2017. The senior leadership team is made up of a deputy headteacher, two assistant headteachers and two associate assistant headteachers. 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 Lliswerry High School February 2020 Summary Lliswerry High School provides an inclusive, caring environment for pupils from a diverse range of backgrounds. Leaders at all levels are committed to supporting all pupils’ wellbeing and progress in order to help them reach their potential. The school’s support for pupils who have English as an additional language is particularly effective. In the majority of cases, teachers use their detailed knowledge of individual pupils to plan engaging, demanding lessons that help pupils to make sound progress. A minority of teaching does not provide pupils with sufficient opportunities to further their knowledge, understanding and skills. The school does not have a strategic enough approach to the development of pupils’ skills across the curriculum. Leaders monitor pupils’ progress and wellbeing carefully, and this has enabled them to make a positive impact on, for example, rates of attendance. Overall, leadership has not had a consistent enough impact on important aspects such as the quality of teaching and the standards pupils achieve. Inspection area Judgement Standards Adequate and needs improvement 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 Lliswerry High School February 2020 Recommendations R1 Raise standards across the school R2 Strengthen the co-ordination of and provision for the progressive development of pupils’ skills R3 Improve the effectiveness of teaching and assessment R4 Strengthen the precision and impact of improvement processes R5 Manage finances robustly to address the budget deficit What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to show how it is going to address the recommendations. Estyn will review the school’s progress.