Ysgol Gynradd Bryn Tabor is situated in the village of Coedpoeth, which is a few miles from the town of Wrexham in Wrexham local authority. There are 274 pupils between 3 and 11 years old on roll, including 36 part-time nursery age pupils. Over a three-year-period, slightly less than 12% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals. This is lower than the national percentage of 19%. Around 5% of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes and very few are from ethnic minority backgrounds. The school has identified 20% of its pupils as having additional learning needs, which is similar to the national percentage of 21%. The current headteacher was appointed to the post in 2007 and the school was last inspected in January 2013. 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 Bryn Tabor June 2019 Summary The experienced headteacher provides strong, effective leadership of a very high and purposeful standard. He has high expectations and a determined vision for developing the school, which is shared robustly with all pupils, staff and governors in a very happy, supportive and homely environment. During their time at the school, most pupils make sound progress and achieve well. Nearly all pupils enjoy the school’s life and work, and feel safe within the caring, inclusive and supportive ethos. They show a very high level of care and respect towards each other and others. The child’s voice is at the heart of the school’s vision. This is an excellent feature. Nearly all pupils behave exceptionally well, take turns completely naturally and consider each other’s feelings continuously. Nearly all pupils are extremely polite and very willing to talk to each other and adults, and explain their work maturely and intelligently. There is a very effective working relationship between adults and pupils, which fosters a successful learning environment. The school’s planning principles are thorough and focus on developing pupils’ awareness of their heritage. Teachers who work together within the different learning units plan together very successfully. Inspection area Judgement Standards Good Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Excellent Teaching and learning experiences Good Care, support and guidance Excellent Leadership and management Excellent 2 A report on Ysgol Bryn Tabor June 2019 Recommendations R1 Ensure that all pupils use the Welsh language consistently as a means of communicating within the classrooms and around the school R2 Ensure that provision to develop pupils’ information and communication technology (ICT) skills in key stage 2 builds systematically on their existing skills R3 Improve the quality of handwriting and presentation of work of pupils in key stage 2 What happens next The school will produce an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection. Estyn will invite the school to prepare a case study on its work in relation to the pupil’s voice, to be disseminated on Estyn’s website.