Ysgol Bro Cinmeirch is situated between Llanrhaeadr and Llanrhaeadr in Cinmeirch, approximately three miles from the town of Denbigh. The school serves the village and the local area, and is maintained by Denbighshire local authority. Welsh is the main medium of the school’s life and work. There are 85 pupils between 3 and 11 years old on roll, including 8 part-time nursery age pupils. They are divided into 4 mixed-age classes. Approximately 3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This is significantly lower than the national percentage. A minority of pupils (44%) speak Welsh at home and very few are from ethnic minority backgrounds. The school has identified 14% of its pupils as having additional learning needs, which is below the national average. The headteacher was appointed to the post in September 2008 and the school was last inspected in November 2011. 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 Bro Cinmeirch September 2017 Summary Teachers’ plans place an excellent focus on developing pupils’ literacy and creative skills, in addition to developing the Welsh language and Welsh culture. Teaching is good and staff identify pupils’ needs very well. Most pupils make strong progress and achieve very well by Year 6, particularly in their writing skills and their oral Welsh skills. Nearly all pupils show a positive attitude towards their work. They are considerate and relate to each other well. The headteacher’s robust leadership sets an appropriate strategic direction and governors challenge and support the school effectively. On the whole, by using a range of suitable evaluation activities, leaders have an appropriate knowledge of standards and teaching. 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 Bro Cinmeirch September 2017 Recommendations R1 Ensure that leaders make effective use of lesson observations as part of their self-evaluation and quality improvement procedures R2 Share good practice in teaching across the school and plan purposefully in order to challenge more able pupils regularly by providing suitable activities for them What happens next The school will produce an action plan that shows how it will address the recommendations. Estyn will invite the school to prepare a case study on its work to be disseminated on Estyn’s website. The case study will be based on curriculum planning to develop pupils’ cultural and creative awareness while improving their literacy skills.