Cardigan Primary School / Ysgol Gynradd Aberteifi

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Gynradd Aberteifi is situated in the historic town of Cardigan and is maintained by Ceredigion local authority. There are 445 pupils between 3 and 11 years old on roll, including 68 nursery children, and they are taught in 16 classes. The school changed linguistic category in 2013, from being a school with two different linguistic streams to being a Welsh-medium school.

However, there is still one class in the school that teaches 16 pupils in Years 5 and 6 bilingually, and these pupils are assessed as second language Welsh pupils. Approximately 24% of pupils are eligible for free school meals and approximately 31% of pupils are on the additional learning needs register. Very few have a statement of special educational needs.<...br/>
Approximately 29% of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes. Very few pupils speak English as an additional language, and very few come from ethnic minority backgrounds. In addition, very few pupils are in the care of the local authority.

The current headteacher took up the post in September 2015 following six years as deputy headteacher of the school. The school was last inspected in February 2010. The school is currently a pioneer school and is working with the Welsh Government and other schools to proceed with developments relating to professional learning.

The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Gynradd Aberteifi in 2016-2017 is £3,323. The maximum per pupil in primary schools in Ceredigion is £8,440 and the minimum is £3,123. Ysgol Gynradd Aberteifi is in 40th place of the 47 primary schools in Ceredigion in terms of the school budget per pupil.

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