Plasnewydd Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
191
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?

Full Report
NATIONAL AVG. 2.18
Estyn Report
(01/01/2018)
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)

17.7:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
89.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
English medium
Language of the school
MORE INFO
40.1%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
Castle Street
Maesteg
Bridgend
CF34 9UN
01656 815770

School Description

Plasnewydd Primary School is in Maesteg, in Bridgend local authority. There are around 280 pupils on roll, aged from 3 to 11, including 25 full-time nursery children and nine who attend part-time. There is a relatively high level of pupil transience, with 20% of pupils joining the school after the nursery year. There are three singleage and six mixed-age classes. The average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals over the last three years is 31%. This is well above the national average of 19%. Nearly all pupils are of white British ethnicity and speak English at home. The school identifies that around 33% of pupils have additional learning needs. This is above the national average of 21%. The headteacher took up her post in September 2016. The school’s previous inspection was in June 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 Plasnewydd Primary School January 2018 Summary The school is a caring community that gives high priority to promoting pupils’ wellbeing. As a result, nearly all pupils feel safe and happy. They behave very well and have positive attitudes towards their learning. Most pupils with additional learning needs make good progress towards their individual targets in withdrawal group sessions. In key stage 2, many pupils do not make suitable progress in building their basic skills, particularly in reading, writing and mathematics. Pupils throughout the school lack the ability to apply their writing and numeracy skills well enough in work across the curriculum. Too many teachers do not have high enough expectations of what pupils can achieve and the curriculum is insufficiently broad and balanced. This limits pupil progress. Since her appointment, the headteacher has introduced a few successful initiatives that focus on aspects of pupils’ wellbeing and she has improved communications between home and school. However, the work of the senior leadership team lacks focus, and procedures for identifying weaknesses and bringing about improvements in teaching and learning are not robust enough. This means that progress in addressing important areas for improvement is too slow. Inspection area Judgement Standards Unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Good Teaching and learning experiences Unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement Care, support and guidance Adequate and needs improvement Leadership and management Unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement 2 A report on Plasnewydd Primary School January 2018 Recommendations R1 Improve the quality of teaching and assessment in key stage 2 R2 Raise standards in reading, writing and mathematics in key stage 2 R3 Revise the curriculum so that it is broad and balanced and meets the needs of all pupils R4 Challenge more able pupils R5 Strengthen the effectiveness of senior leaders in identifying and addressing shortcomings in standards and provision R6 Address the safeguarding issues identified during the inspection What happens next In accordance with the Education Act 2005, HMCI is of the opinion that special measures are required in relation to this school. The school will draw up an action plan, which shows how it is going to address the recommendations. Estyn will monitor the school’s progress on a termly basis.

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