Ysgol Bro Sannan
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
145
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
01443 864870, 01443 864897

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. 2.18
Estyn grade
(01/10/2019)
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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)


25.8:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
91.8%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
Welsh medium
Language of the school
MORE INFO
31%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
Ty Fry Road
Aberbargoed
Bargoed
CF81 9FN
01443 828000

School Description

Ysgol Bro Sannan is situated in the village of Aberbargoed in Caerphilly local authority. Welsh is the main medium of the school’s life and work. There are 195 pupils between 3 and 11 years old on roll, including 19 full-time nursery age pupils. Pupils are taught in seven classes, which include four single-age classes and three mixed-age classes. Over a three-year-period, around 26% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals. This is higher than the national percentage of 18%. A few pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes and very few are from ethnic minority backgrounds. The school has identified around 24% of its pupils as having special educational needs. This is slightly higher than the national percentage of 21%. The school was last inspected in March 2012 and the current headteacher was appointed in September 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 Ysgol Bro Sannan October 2019 Summary The school places a strong emphasis on establishing a caring and inclusive learning community that promotes the Welsh language and pupils’ Welshness successfully. All staff commit successfully to supporting vulnerable pupils and promoting the importance of good behaviour, courtesy and respect. As a result, most pupils enjoy coming to school, feel safe there and treat each other, staff and visitors with respect. Most staff take advantage of beneficial opportunities to develop pupils’ oracy skills at all times. Most pupils develop strong oracy skills and are very proud of their ability to speak Welsh. However, pupils’ reading and writing skills have not been developed to the same standard. Over-direction from staff in lessons also limits pupils’ ability to develop their independent learning skills in full. The recent period of instability in terms of leadership and staff changes has had a negative effect on the school’s life and work. As a result, leaders continue to rely on external support to implement priorities for improvement and monitor progress. All staff work well with each other and others to act on any guidance on how to improve provision and pupils’ outcomes. However, the school does not yet have purposeful or mature enough self-evaluation processes to identify and ensure improvement independently Inspection area Judgement Standards Adequate and needs improvement Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Adequate and needs improvement Teaching and learning experiences Adequate and needs improvement Care, support and guidance Good Leadership and management Unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement 2 A report on Ysgol Bro Sannan October 2019 Recommendations R1 Develop a robust leadership structure in order for leaders at all levels to take responsibility for important aspects of the school’s life and work R2 Strengthen self-evaluation processes R3 Ensure that teachers use a variety of effective learning strategies to meet the needs of all pupils R4 Improve pupils’ literacy and numeracy skills R5 Improve pupils’ independent learning skills What happens next In accordance with the Education Act 2005, HMCI is of the opinion that this school is in need of significant improvement. The school will produce an action plan to show how it will address the recommendations. Estyn will monitor the school’s progress around 12 months after the publication of this report.

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