Ysgol Cedewain is a school for pupils with a wide range of complex educational, sensory, and physical needs and is situated in Newtown in the county of Powys. Many pupils attending the school have a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). All pupils have a statement of special educational needs (SEN). The school has 120 pupils on roll aged from three to nineteen years. English is the predominant language of nearly all pupils. A very few pupils are eligible for support for English as an additional language. There are a very few pupils with looked-after child status. Approximately 36% of pupils are entitled to free school meals. There is considerable variation in pupils’ learning abilities and needs across the school. It is therefore not appropriate to compare standards of achievement in the school with national averages or to analyse performance trends over time due to the wide range of SEN of pupils attending the school. The school is a curriculum pioneer school. The headteacher has been in post since September 2017. The school was last inspected in January 2013.