Maes-Y-Coed Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Maes-y-Coed Primary School is near Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf. There are currently 317 pupils on roll, including 50 who attend the nursery on a full-time basis.

There are 11 classes, nine of which have mixed age groups. Most of the pupils come from homes where the predominant language is English. A very few pupils speak English as an additional language.

Twenty per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is around the average for Wales. The school considers that 30% of its pupils have additional learning needs, which is higher than the Welsh average. The current headteacher took up her post in October 2011 and the school's last inspection was in July 2010.

The individual school budget per pup...il for Maes-Y-Coed Primary School in 2014-2015 means that the budget is £2,796 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf is £5,513 and the minimum is £2,514. Maes-Y-Coed Primary School is 100th out of the 110 primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf in terms of its school budget per pupil.