Heol-Y-Celyn Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Heol-Y-Celyn is a community primary school that is situated in Rhydfelin, Pontypridd.

The school is maintained by Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority. The school provides education for pupils aged between three and 11, either through the medium of English or Welsh. There are 15 classes at the school.

In six classes, including the nursery class, Welsh is the main language medium of teaching, whilst the nine remaining classes are taught through the medium of English. There is a county special needs class at the school and also a nurture class in the Foundation Phase. There are 367 pupils on roll, including 61 children in the nursery.

At present, about 43% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is mu...ch higher than the average for Wales. average. White British is the ethnicity of almost every pupil.

Nearly all pupils come from homes in which English is the main home language. The school was last inspected in June 2008. The headteacher has been in post since February 2004.

The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Heol Y Celyn in 2013-2014 is £3,317 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf is £7,033 and the minimum is £2,659. Ysgol Heol Y Celyn is in 74th position of the 110 primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf in terms of its school budget per pupil.

1 Report on Heol-Y-Celyn Primary School June 2014