Ysgol Dolafon
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
52
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?

Estyn
NATIONAL AVG. 2.17
Estyn Report
(01/11/2024)
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)

20.6:1
NATIONAL AVG. 21.3:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
90.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 92.2%
Attendance during the year
English medium
Language of the school
MORE INFO
10.9%
NATIONAL AVG. 22.9%
Free school meals
17.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 3.2%
Pupils with SEN support
Llanwrtyd Wells
Powys
LD5 4RA
01591610326

School Description

The recently appointed executive headteacher provides effective, compassionate leadership and knows the pupils, staff and families well. He is motivated to succeed for the benefit of pupils and the school’s community. He has a clear vision to create a safe, happy and inclusive learning environment where the whole school community develops as ‘One Big Family.’ All staff have effective working relationship with pupils which nurtures their well-being effectively. Pupils treat each other, staff and visitors with politeness and respect and, generally, they show appropriate attitudes to learning. Across the school, pupils’ behaviour is good, and they feel proud of their school and its community. Overall, many pupils make at least suitable progress that is in their learning. Many pupils have positive attitudes to Welsh and many make appropriate progress in learning the language. The wide range of pupil voice groups enables many pupils to become involved in discussions and decision-making. Leaders and staff are beginning to develop a curriculum in line with the principles of Curriculum for Wales, but this is at an early stage of development. As pupils move through the school, they develop good speaking and digital skills. However, teachers do not always ensure that pupils develop a full range of literacy and mathematical skills systematically and progressively, particularly in reading and writing, over time. The quality of teaching and teachers’ feedback is inconsistent. Where teaching is most effective, teachers provide learning experiences for pupils that engage their interests suitably. However, teachers do not always use assessment information well enough to plan learning experiences to develop pupils' skills, knowledge and understanding. Consequently, they do not always provide the correct level of challenge to develop pupils as independent learners. In addition, teachers do not always provide pupils with enough meaningful opportunities to improve their learning. The executive headteacher has identified many of the school’s strengths and areas for improvement and is beginning to bring about improvements. However, it is too early to see the positive impact of these improvements. Governors are valuable members of the school community and offer appropriate support and challenge to the school. Leaders undertake a suitable and clear program of activities to monitor and evaluate the school’s work. However, leadership processes across the school are not yet embedded well enough. In general, evaluations of monitoring activity do not always ensure that all important areas for improvement are identified in a timely and effective way.

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