Libanus Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Libanus Primary School is on the outskirts of the town of Blackwood in Caerphilly County Borough. There are 300 full-time pupils and 44 part-time pupils between the ages of 3 and 11 on roll.

The school admits pupils on a part-time basis to its nursery class at the start of the term after their third birthday. There are 11 classes, all of which are mixed age. Around 18% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is around the national average.

The school identifies that around 23% of pupils have additional learning needs. Very few pupils have a statement of educational need. Nearly all pupils are of white British ethnicity and come from homes where English is the main language.

No pupils speak Welsh at hom...e. The headteacher took up her post in September 2015. The school's last inspection was in January 2009.

The individual school budget per pupil for Libanus Primary School in 2016-2017 means that the budget is £2,844 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Caerphilly is £4,854 and the minimum is £2,696. Libanus Primary School is the 69th out of the 75 primary schools in Caerphilly in terms of its budget per pupil.