Central Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Central Primary School is between the rivers Afan and Ffrwdwyllt in the centre of Port Talbot. The school opened in September 2015 following the amalgamation of the previous infant and junior schools. Currently, the school has 470 pupils on roll, including 64 in the nursery who attend on a part-time basis.

Pupils are taught in 16 single-age classes on two sites. Around 23% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This is slightly above the average for Wales of 19%.

The school identifies 24% of pupils as having additional learning needs which is around the national average. There are very few pupils with a statement of special educational needs or who are looked after children. English is the predominant language for m...ost pupils.

A few pupils learn English as an additional language and very few pupils speak Welsh at home. This is the school's first inspection since amalgamation. The current head teacher took up her post in September 2015.

The individual school budget per pupil for Central Primary School in 2016-2017 means that the budget is £3,045 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Neath Port Talbot is £6,224 and the minimum is £2,851. Central Primary School is 50th out of the 57 primary schools in Neath Port Talbot in terms of its school budget per pupil.