Cwmlai Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Cwmlai Primary School is in the village of Tonyrefail in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority. There are 427 pupils aged three to eleven at the school, including 52 in the part-time nursery provision. There are 14 classes, including two mixed-year classes.

Currently around 12% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This is lower than the national average (19%). There are a very few pupils of mixed ethnic backgrounds and who have English as an additional language.

Most pupils are of white British ethnicity. The school has identified around 13% of pupils as having additional learning needs. This is significantly lower than the average for Wales (25%).

A very few pupils have a statement of special educational... needs or are in the care of the local authority. The last inspection was in September 2009. The current headteacher took up her post in April 2014.

The individual school budget per pupil for Cwmlai Primary in 2016-2017 means that the budget is £2,438 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf is £6,385 and the minimum is £2,438. Cwmlai Primary is 104th out of the 104 primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf in terms of its school budget per pupil.