Hawarden High School

The school has a well-established and comprehensive approach to supporting the well-being, engagement and achievement of pupils from low-income households. Leaders use a robust, multi-layered process to identify need, drawing on a broad range of information. This enables the school to provide swift and discreet support for pupils and their families. Support is carefully tailored to individual circumstances and includes practical assistance, counselling and mentoring to reduce any identified barriers to learning. Leaders implement a comprehensive range of strategies to improve pupils’ well-being, aspirations and attainment. These include increasing participation in leadership opportunities, providing financial support for enrichment activities, prioritising targeted well-being and academic interventions and offering careers advice and aspirational work experience. Leaders monitor the progress of pupils eligible for free school meals closely through regular data meetings and case discussions. As a result, recent outcomes show that the performance of these pupils is improving.