Whitchurch Primary School

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Whitchurch Primary School is in Cardiff. There are currently 699 pupils on roll aged from 3 to 11 years old.

Of these pupils, 78 attend part-time in the nursery. The school opened in September 2012 following the closure of two local schools, Eglwys Wen Primary School and Eglwys Newydd Primary School. The school has 21 classes with an additional two part-time nursery classes.

There are 22 full-time and 10 part-time teachers. Many pupils are white, British and come from homes where the main language is English. A very few pupils speak Welsh at home.

Around 10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This is notably lower than the national figure of 21%. The school identifies approximately 13% of pupils as havi...ng additional learning needs.

This is lower than the national figure of 22%. A very few pupils have a statement of special education needs. The headteacher has been in post since the school opened in September 2012 and was previously the headteacher of Eglwys Wen Primary School from January 2007.

The individual school budget per pupil for Whitchurch Primary School in 2014-2015 means that the budget is £3,100 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Cardiff is £6,523 and the minimum is £2,908. Whitchurch Primary School is 86th out of the 95 primary schools in Cardiff in terms of its school budget per pupil.