Groes Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
179
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Nursery, Infants & Juniors

This school was closed.

How Does The School Perform?

Adequate
NATIONAL AVG. 2.18
Estyn grade
(01/12/2015)
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19.5:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
94.2%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
English medium
Language of the school
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29.1%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
Bertha Road
Margam
Port Talbot
SA13 2AW
01639 886541

School Description

Groes Primary School is in the Margam area of Port Talbot. The local authority is Neath Port Talbot. The school has 167 pupils, including 24 pupils who attend the nursery on a part-time basis. There are three mixed-age classes and four single-age classes. Around 33% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average of 20%. The school identifies around 36% of pupils as having additional learning needs, which is above the national average of 25%. There are a very pupils who have statements of special education needs and a very few who are looked after by the local authority. There are no pupils who speak Welsh as their first language at home. A very few pupils speak English as an additional language. The headteacher took up her post in September 2010. The school’s last inspection was in January 2010. The individual school budget per pupil for Groes Primary School in 2015-2016 means that the budget is £3,425 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Neath Port Talbot is £7,039 and the minimum is £2,718. Groes Primary School is 40th out of the 65 primary schools in Neath Port Talbot in terms of its school budget per pupil.

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