The Branas School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Secondary
PUPILS
16
AGES
12 - 19
GENDER
Not Available
TYPE
Independent
SCHOOL GUIDE RATING
Not Rated

How Does The School Perform?

Full Report
NATIONAL AVG. 2.18
Estyn Report
(01/06/2022)
Full Report - All Reports
Branas Isaf
Llandrillo
Corwen
Denbighshire
LL21 0TA
01490 440545

School Description

The Branas School is a welcoming community where pupils feel safe. It is situated in an attractive rural setting with extensive grounds. Pupils benefit from opportunities to engage in learning within and beyond the classroom, including within the local community. Teachers know their pupils well, they build positive working relationships based on mutual respect. Within lessons staff give pupils skilful support to manage behaviours as well as clear praise and feedback to help them make improvements in their work. During this visit behaviour at the school was exemplary. Teachers regularly assess the progress pupils make within lessons, however, there are significant shortcomings in systems for overseeing pupil progress in all areas at a whole-school level. There have been several significant changes at the school since the last inspection, including changes to leadership and oversight structures, as well as challenges due to the impact of the pandemic. Staff at the school demonstrated dedication throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and worked flexibly to continue to provide education to pupils. The school works well with staff as well as partners to support pupil well-being and personal development. For example, they work with a clinical team, care team, health professionals and the police force. However, there are missed opportunities to use these links consistently due to underdeveloped information sharing systems. The school is in the process of reviewing the curriculum offer to make it more relevant for pupils. However, the current offer is not sufficiently broad and important aspects, such as humanities and personal, social and health education (PSHE), are not delivered consistently or well enough. Important aspects of learning, accreditation and transition support for older pupils are missed. Further, classrooms at the school are not well maintained or resourced, and do not provide a positive learning environment for pupils. On this visit, inspectors did not report on learning or well-being and attitudes to learning. This is because the number of pupils was too few to report on without identifying individuals. The school does not comply fully with the Independent School Standards (Wales) Regulations 2003.

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This school is independently managed and its admission criteria may be selective. There is no set catchment area as pupils are admitted from a wide variety of postcodes and, in the case of boarding schools, from outside the UK. Contact the school directly or visit their website for more information on Admissions Policy and Procedures.