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
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