Darran Park Primary School

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About Darran Park Primary School


Name Darran Park Primary School
Address Brook Street, Ferndale, RCT, CF43 4LE
Phone Number 01443 730450
Phase Nursery, Infants & Juniors
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 334 (52.4% boys 47.6% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher 22.5
Local Authority Rhondda Cynon Taf
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Darran Park Primary School is in Ferndale in the Rhondda Cynon Taff local authority. The school caters for pupils from three to eleven years of age. The school has 340 pupils taught in 12 mainstream classes, three of which are mixed age.

There is also a local authority learning support class for up to eight foundation phase pupils. Approximately 22% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is around the national average. The school has identified 32% of pupils as having additional learning needs.

This is well above the national average. Nearly all pupils come from English speaking homes. A very few pupils have English as an additional language.

The school was last inspected in February 2011. The headtea...cher took up his appointment in September 2011. The school is currently a pioneer school and is working with the Welsh Government and other schools to take forward developments relating to the curriculum.

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