Ysgol Trefnant Voluntary Aided Church in Wales Primary School serves the village of Trefnant and surrounding area in the county of Denbighshire. There are 83 pupils aged 3 to 11 years at the school including 12 pupils in the nursery. Pupils are taught in four mixed age classes. Around 19% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is close to the national average of 18%. Nearly all pupils are white British and speak English as their main language. A very few pupils speak Welsh at home. The school identifies that around 22% of pupils have additional learning needs, which is close to the national average of 21%. The current headteacher took up her post in 2007. In January 2016, the diocese asked the headteacher to take on the role of acting headteacher of another Church in Wales school in Denbighshire. The schools have worked collaboratively since this time but have not established a formal federation. The headteacher shares her time equally between the two sites. An assistant headteacher provides leadership at the school when the headteacher is off site. The school’s last inspection was in October 2013. Estyn does not inspect religious education or the religious content of collective worship when it is a school with a religious character. Instead, the governing body is required by law to arrange for religious education and collective worship to be inspected separately. 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 Trefnant November 2018 Summary Nearly all pupils in Ysgol Trefnant make good progress from their starting points, especially in developing their literacy and mathematical skills. They behave well, are eager to learn and engage effectively in lessons. They develop their ability to improve their own work successfully, tackle new tasks enthusiastically and grow into confident and articulate individuals. The school tracks and monitors pupils’ progress carefully, which enables teachers to provide effective support for individuals and groups. Teachers and support staff work well together and develop strong working relationships with pupils. This creates a happy and purposeful atmosphere in the school. Teachers focus successfully on developing pupils’ skills systematically and provide interesting and varied learning experiences. There is a worthwhile emphasis on developing strong values and developing pupils as well-rounded individuals. Leaders have created a strong collaborative ethos in the school and teachers work together effectively as a strong team. They benefit from good quality professional development and share effective practice across the school and with other local schools regularly. Governors provide worthwhile support and challenge. The school benefits from the headteacher’s responsibility for leading two schools. A strong partnership between the schools has developed with effective arrangements for sharing resources and expertise. 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 Trefnant November 2018 Recommendations R1 Ensure that pupils apply their numeracy skills as well in their work across the curriculum as they do in their mathematics work R2 Improve opportunities for pupils to write independently and creatively at length in English lessons and across the curriculum R3 Improve pupils’ ability to lead and manage pupil groups and provide opportunities for pupils to contribute meaningfully to school improvement What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection.