Wrexham High School Receives Positive Inspection Results

A Wrexham high school has received a positive report following a recent inspection.

The current performance of the Maelor School in Penley has been classed as ‘Good’ following a recent inspection by Esytn.

The Maelor school is a an English-medium 11 to 18 mixed comprehensive school that has 766 students on roll. 96 of these students are enrolled at the school’s sixth form.

Within the report it notes that: “The overall figure has fallen since 2008 when the school was last inspected, when there were 794 pupils on roll. The number in the sixth form has fallen significantly from 138 students.”

During each inspection, Estyn takes several points into consideration, including the quality of the overall outcomes of a school, how good the provision is and how good the leadership and management of the school is.

A school is then judged one of four ways; Excellent, Good, Adequate and Unsatisfactory.

The Maelor’s judgement of ‘Good’ means that school has: “Many strengths and no important areas requiring significant improvement.”

Along with this, the school’s prospects for improvement have also been classed as good.

Estyn goes on to provide a breakdown of why the school received its judgement, listing that:
– Pupils achieve good standards at key stage 4 in those indicators that include English and mathematics
– Teaching is effective in many lessons
– In many lessons, pupils make good progress in developing their skills, knowledge and understanding
– Nearly all pupils have positive attitudes to learning and behave very well
– The school works effectively with a range of partners and this work has a positive impact on pupils’ well-being and achievements

Estyn also notes that the school’s prospects for improvement is good because: the headteacher provides strong leadership and has established a well-communicated vision for the development of the school and lines of accountability are clear and performance is monitored closely.

The report goes on to comment on several aspects of the school, including their teaching, learning provision and pupil’s well-being; all of which were deemed ‘good’ by inspectors.

The learning environment of the school has also been judged as ‘good’ and is described by Estyn as: “A calm and purposeful community based on mutual respect and high expectations of all.”

Estyn adds: “The school successfully achieves its aims of pupils reaching their potential, being prepared for
life after school and developing into mature and responsible young people.”

In the inspection, the Maelor school received an overall judgement of ‘Good’ in all areas inspected by Estyn.