Penderyn Primary
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
168
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

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. 2.17
Estyn grade
(01/04/2018)
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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)


23.4:1
NATIONAL AVG. 21.3:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
90.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 92.2%
Attendance during the year
Welsh medium
Language of the school
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19.9%
NATIONAL AVG. 22.9%
Free school meals
14.8%
NATIONAL AVG. 3.2%
Pupils with SEN support
Pontprenllwyd
Penderyn
Aberdare
CF44 9JW
01685811259

School Description

The school is a caring community that promotes pupils’ personal development successfully. As a result, nearly all pupils are happy to attend. During their time there, a majority make good progress in nearly all areas of learning and present their work very neatly. Most pupils behave well, are ready to learn at the beginning of lessons and show perseverance and pride in their work. During recent years, the school has experienced success in raising pupils’ standards in literacy, numeracy and information and communication technology (ICT). Teachers give appropriate consideration to pupils’ views by planning interesting themes, and ensure that a majority of the activities that are provided are consistent across the mixed-age classes and both language streams. Tasks meet most pupils’ needs and enable them to make appropriate progress. However, the school’s planning methods are not as effective as they could be to ensure curricular achievement over time or to support teachers in lessons. Staff ensure that the classrooms and public areas are neat and colourful, in which displays celebrate pupils’ work. Inspection area Judgement Standards Good Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Good Teaching and learning experiences Adequate and needs improvement Care, support and guidance Good Leadership and management Good 2 A report on Ysgol Gynradd Gymunedol Penderyn April 2018 Recommendations R1 Refine monitoring and self-evaluation procedures and ensure that reports identify the school’s qualities and areas for development clearly R2 Make sure that planning procedures ensure appropriate achievement of the curriculum over time, and that they are useful to teachers in sessions on the classroom floor R3 Ensure that the school implements all of the principles of the foundation phase consistently What happens next The school will produce an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection

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