Goetre Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
462
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Nursery, Infants & Juniors

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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils Pupil Level Annual School Census
01685 724620

This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the Pupil Level Annual School Census collected by the Welsh Government. The data tells us where pupils lived at the time of the last Pupil Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The areas from which pupils are admitted to a school can change from year to year to reflect the number of siblings and pupils admitted under high priority admissions criteria.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Full Report
NATIONAL AVG. 2.18
Estyn Report
(01/09/2022)
Full Report - All Reports
PRI

Teacher assessment data for primary schools is not published at school or local authority level by the Welsh government. Parents can view individual school websites for the Key Stage 2 (age 11) subject level results for pupils in Reading, Writing, Maths and Grammar Punctuation & Spelling (GPS)

17.2:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
87.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
English medium
Language of the school
MORE INFO
60%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
Rowan Way
Gurnos Estate
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 9PB
01685 351814

School Description

Goetre Primary School provides pupils with a nurturing learning environment in which they feel safe and secure. Ensuring the well-being of pupils is a high priority for all members of the school community. As a result, pupils feel cared for and valued by staff. Most pupils behave well both in classrooms and when moving around the school. Over the past year, the school has seen a period of major turbulence at senior leadership level with five different headteachers. This has had a significant impact on the school’s ability to address important shortcomings in their provision. Leaders have started to make improvements, including increasing the provision for reading and information and communication technology (ICT). However, there are still shortcomings in the way that they identify and address other important weaknesses in the school’s work. In around half of classes, teaching does not ensure that pupils have the opportunity to make strong progress. As a result, pupils do not always achieve standards of which they are capable, particularly in literacy. In addition, staff do not always ensure that they provide pupils with stimulating and authentic learning experiences. They do not take into account the views of pupils about what they would like to learn well enough. In addition, pupils have too few opportunities to take on leadership roles at the school. The provision to support pupils with additional learning needs (ALN), particularly those in mainstream classes, is generally effective. Staff identify pupils’ needs at an early stage in their education and put suitable plans in place to help address the needs of individual pupils. The provision for pupils in the two learning resource bases has recently improved, but there are still inconsistencies in how well staff support pupils’ learning.

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