Ysgol Maenofferen

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Maenofferen is a naturally bilingual community school that is maintained by Gwynedd local authority. It is situated in the centre of the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog. The school serves the town and the surrounding area.

There are 238 pupils between 3 and 11 years old on roll, and there is a class for each school year, except for one class that includes Nursery and Reception pupils. Pupils are admitted to the school on a part-time basis in the September following their third birthday, and full-time in the September following their fourth birthday. Approximately 16% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is below the national average.

Twenty-two per cent (22%) of pupils have additional learning needs, and a ...very few pupils have a statement of special educational needs. Ninety-eight per cent (98%) of pupils are from a white British ethnic background. Approximately 87% of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes.

A very few pupils are learning English as an additional language. The school was last inspected in May 2011. The current headteacher was appointed to the post in September 2015.

The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Maenofferen in 2016-2017 is £3,542. The maximum per pupil in primary schools in Gwynedd is £10,404 and the minimum is £3,089. Ysgol Maenofferen is in 72nd place of the 93 primary schools in Gwynedd in terms of the school budget per pupil.