St Michaels Primary
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
241
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?

Adequate
NATIONAL AVG. 2.17
Estyn grade
(01/06/2018)
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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)


26.0:1
NATIONAL AVG. 21.3:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
93.8%
NATIONAL AVG. 92.2%
Attendance during the year
English medium
Language of the school
MORE INFO
13%
NATIONAL AVG. 22.9%
Free school meals
John Place
Treforest
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37 1SP
01443570090

School Description

Most pupils at St Michael’s Roman Catholic Primary School achieve appropriate standards in mathematics and English by the time they leave the school. However, too few pupils make good enough progress from their individual starting points, especially in developing and applying their skills. Most pupils are considerate and many behave well. However, too few pupils show resilience and determination or the capacity to work independently. Many adults have good working relationships with pupils. However, the quality of teaching, the design and delivery of the curriculum and the provision to develop pupils’ skills is weak. It does not enable pupils to make the progress they should. The school’s arrangements to provide care and support for pupils are not robust enough. Senior leaders have not developed a coherent vision for the education and wellbeing of pupils. They do not provide effective strategic direction to the school’s work or demonstrate the capacity to bring about improvement. This means that too many aspects of the school’s provision are unsatisfactory and do not meet pupils’ needs well enough. Inspection area Judgement Standards Adequate and needs improvement Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Adequate and needs improvement Unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement Unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement Unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement Teaching and learning experiences Care, support and guidance Leadership and management 2 A report on St Michael's R.C. Primary School June 2018 Recommendations R1 Establish a shared strategic vision, sense of purpose and corporate responsibility R2 Improve the quality of classroom practice so that teaching and learning ensures that all pupils make the progress they are capable of making R3 Develop effective leadership and communication systems to support the school to work effectively from day-to-day and over time R4 Improve school self-evaluation and improvement processes to involve all stakeholders and raise standards R5 Address the shortcomings in safeguarding 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 to show how it is going to address the recommendations. Estyn will monitor the school’s progress on a termly basis

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