AN IMPROVEMENT plan has been set in motion to enhance the performance of Ysgol Awel y Mynydd in Llandudno Junction.

The school has been rated red, the lowest category in the Welsh Government’s four-colour traffic light system, formally known as the National School Categorisation System. It is the only school in Conwy county to be graded red. As a result, the primary school will receive up to 25 days of support to improve its performance.

A spokesperson for Conwy Council said it was “working closely with the school to ensure sustained improvements are made to teaching and learning, leadership and curriculum planning”.

The spokesperson added: “A detailed improvement plan will be implemented by the school, with intensive support from the local authority and the regional consortia.”

The regional consortia, one of four in Wales, is the school effectiveness and improvement service for North Wales, which works with local authorities to develop excellent schools, and d develop a world class system of education where every pupil within the region will be able to access consistently high quality teaching

Support work for the school has already started. Conwy council and the regional consortia will continuously monitor and support the school. Estyn, the Welsh school’s watchdog, will also monitor the school on a regular basis.

The spokesperson added: “The school has recently shown progress in a number of areas and with continued support, the school is expected to improve within an acceptable time frame.”

The school categorisation system aims to raise the standard of education in Wales and support all schools to continue to improve.

It classifies schools by colour and this shows the level of support a school needs, with the schools in the green category needing the least support and those in the red category needing the most intensive support. The other categories are amber and yellow. Overall, 17 schools in the county were given a green status, the top category, with 11 were at amber, 29 yellow and Ysgol Awel y Mynydd was the only school marked red.

The full list of rankings for Conwy’s schools:

Primary Schools:

Ysgol Betws y Coed Amber/Oren

Ysgol Capelulo Amber/Oren

Ysgol Deganwy Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Dolwyddelan Amber/Oren

Ysgol Ffordd Dyffryn Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Glanwydden Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Tudno Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Morfa Rhianedd Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Penmachno Conwy Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Llandrillo yn Rhos Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Talhaiarn Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Babanod Mochdre Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol T. Gwynn Jones Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Maes Owen Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Glan Gele Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Glan Morfa Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Bod Alaw Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Pant y Rhedyn Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Y Foryd Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Craig y Don Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Cerrigydrudion Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Llannefydd Amber/Oren

Ysgol Bro Aled, Llansannan Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Gynradd Bro Cernyw Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Sant Elfod Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Capel Garmon Amber/Oren

Ysgol Glan Conwy Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Cynfran Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Iau Hen Golwyn Amber/Oren

Ysgol Cystennin Amber/Oren

Ysgol Pentrefoelas Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Bro Gwydir Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Nant Y Groes Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Swn Y Don Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Awel y Mynydd Red/Coch

Ysgol Dyffryn yr Enfys Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Babanod Llanfairfechan Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Llangelynnin Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Pencae Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Ysbyty Ifan Amber/Oren

Ysgol St. George Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Llanddoged Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Eglwysbach Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Porth Y Felin Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Llanddulas Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Betws yn Rhos Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Bodafon Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Bendigaid William Davies Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol San Sior Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Sant Joseph Conwy Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol y Plas Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Pen Y Bryn Green/Gwyrdd

Secondary Schools:

Ysgol John Bright Conw Amber/Oren

Ysgol Aberconwy Conwy Yellow/Melyn

YSGOL DYFFRYN CONWY Amber/Oren

YSGOL Y CREUDDYN Green/Gwyrdd

Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan Yellow/Melyn

Eirias High School Yellow/Melyn

Ysgol Bryn Elian Amber/Oren