Praise For ‘Excellent’ Behaviour and Learning Attitudes at Wrexham School

There was good news for staff and students at a local school after an independent monitoring report described behaviour at the facility as ‘excellent’.

The Maelor School, Penley, received the praise from GwE – whose role is to oversee the performance of schools in North Wales – following an inspection by officers last month.

The school, which is an 11-18 comprehensive English medium school, largely serves pupils from the local community as a significant number who travel from the centre of Wrexham.

In its report, GwE states: “Pupils have an excellent attitude to learning and have a high level of engagement, resilience and interest in their work.”

Commenting on behaviour at the school, it is noted: “Behaviour both inside the classroom and in their free time was excellent and there was a positive and co-operative atmosphere in the school.”

Responding to the report, Headteacher Simon Ellis said: “Of course we are delighted to have received such high praise for our school, we work hard to ensure that pupils behave well and focus on their work, it’s part of our core beliefs as a school.”

The officers also asked pupils to comment on their school, with the report stating: “Pupils have a strong sense of pride in the school as a learning community and they feel that they are well supported and valued.”

Lynn Lloyd Deputy Headteacher praised the hard work of the staff and the support of the parents . She said: “As a school community we work hard together to improve, I’m very pleased that this has been acknowledged by our visitors.”