Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Secondary
PUPILS
542
AGES
11 - 18
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Secondary (ages 11-19)
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Source: All attending pupils Pupil Level Annual School Census
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Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

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  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.17
Estyn grade
(01/10/2018)
Full Report - All Reports
322.8
GCSE average points
score (capped 9)
NATIONAL AVERAGE 358.1



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School Description

Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones is a bilingual community school for pupils aged between 11 and 18, which is maintained by Anglesey local authority. There are 509 pupils on roll with 75 pupils in the sixth form. During the last inspection, there were 647 pupils on roll with 113 pupils in the sixth form. The school serves a catchment area of about 53 square miles to the north east from Traeth Coch on the east coast of Anglesey, through Brynteg, Llanerchymedd and Mynydd Mechell to Cemlyn Bay on the north west coast. Approximately 15.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is lower than the national figure of 16.4%. The school has 24% of pupils on its special educational needs register, which is higher than the national average. The percentage of pupils with a statement of special educational needs is 2%, which is also very close to the national average. A little over half of pupils come from homes where Welsh is spoken and 77% of pupils are fluent in Welsh. A very few pupils are from ethnic minority backgrounds. The headteacher has been in post since 2013. Following a recent reorganisation, the senior leadership team consists of the headteacher, two deputy headteachers and one assistant headteacher. 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 Syr Thomas Jones October 2018 Summary Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones is a very caring and inclusive community. The headteacher and all staff convey a culture of “putting the child first at all times”. Most pupils’ behaviour is excellent and they are respectful and courteous to their teachers, and to visitors and their peers. Most persevere with their tasks successfully. Many pupils are natural and fluent speakers in both languages and these pupils’ literacy skills are strong. In general, many pupils make sound progress in many subjects. Effective leadership has led to robust standards of wellbeing and a high level of care and support for children. However, it has not ensured a consistently high level of quality in teaching. Inspection area Judgement Standards Good Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Good Teaching and learning experiences Adequate and needs improvement Care, support and guidance Good Leadership and management Good 2 A report on Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones October 2018 Recommendations R1 Improve standards, especially for more able pupils R2 Strengthen the quality of teaching across the school R3 Improve the effectiveness of middle leaders so that they are fully accountable for all aspects of provision and standards in their areas of responsibility What happens next Not in follow-up The school will produce an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.

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