St Cadoc’s Primary School

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Cadoc's is a voluntary-aided Roman Catholic primary school in Llanrumney in the Cardiff local authority. The school has 299 pupils, including 28 pupils who attend the nursery on a part-time basis. There are two mixed-age classes and nine single-age classes.

Around 32% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is well above the national average of around 19%. The school identifies around 21% of pupils as having additional learning needs, which is below the national average of around 25%. There are 5 pupils with a statement of special education needs.

A very few pupils are in the care of the local authority. Around 29% of pupils come from homes where English is an additional language. There are no pupi...ls who speak Welsh as their first language at home.

The school is currently a £pioneer school£ and is working with the Welsh Government and other pioneer schools to take forward developments relating to the curriculum and professional learning. The headteacher took up her post in September 2016. The school's last inspection was in 2010.

The individual school budget per pupil for St Cadoc's Catholic Primary in 2016-2017 means that the budget is £3,767 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Cardiff is £7,995 and the minimum is £3,046. St Cadoc's Catholic Primary is 48th out of the 97 primary schools in Cardiff in terms of its school budget per pupil.