Pencoed Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
595
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
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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?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.18
Estyn grade
(01/05/2019)
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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)


20.8:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
91.8%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
English medium
Language of the school
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22.8%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
15.8%
NATIONAL AVG. 5.0%
Pupils with SEN support
PENCOED PRIMARY SCHOOL
PENPRYSG ROAD
PENCOED
CF35 6RH
01656 815730

School Description

Pencoed Primary School is in the village of Pencoed, in Bridgend local authority. There are around 600 pupils on roll, aged from 3 to 11 years old. Twenty-nine of these pupils attend one of the four learning resource units for pupils with a range of learning difficulties. The school has 25 classes. The three-year rolling average of pupils eligible for free school meals is around 16%, which is below the national average of 18%. The school identifies around 29% of pupils as having additional learning needs, which is above the national average of 21%. Very few pupils come from an ethnic minority background and very few speak Welsh at home. The headteacher was acting headteacher from April 2012 and appointed the substantive headteacher in June 2013. The school’s previous inspection was in January 2011. Further information is available from the Welsh Government My Local School website at the link below. http://mylocalschool.wales.gov.uk/Schools/SchoolSearch?lang=en 1 A report on Pencoed Primary School May 2019 Summary The wellbeing of pupils is at the heart of the school’s work and all members of staff work very hard to ensure that there is a caring, inclusive, family ethos. This has a very positive impact on pupils’ achievement, their attitudes to learning, attendance and behaviour. Most pupils, including those in the learning resource units, make good progress from their starting points. Pupils take on roles and responsibilities enthusiastically and contribute well to the life of the school. Teachers provide a wide range of learning experiences to engage and motivate pupils to learn. The school promotes pupils’ understanding of the Welsh culture and heritage well. The school has a very strong and supportive relationship with parents. The family engagement officer has created a range of highly successful strategies to involve parents in the life and work of the school. The headteacher, along with the deputy headteacher and senior leaders, provides strong and purposeful leadership. Together with a dedicated and conscientious team of staff, they work successfully to improve pupils’ outcomes and raise their aspirations. Inspection area Judgement Standards Good Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Good Teaching and learning experiences Good Care, support and guidance Good Leadership and management Good 2 A report on Pencoed Primary School May 2019 Recommendations R1 Raise standards in Welsh language skills R2 Provide more opportunities for pupils to develop as independent learners R3 Ensure that all teachers give pupils enough opportunities to write at length What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection. Estyn will invite the school to prepare a case study on its strategies to engage families in the life and work of the school for dissemination on Estyn’s website.

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