Lliswerry Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Lliswerry Primary School is in the city and county of Newport. There are 619 pupils on roll between the ages of 3 and 11, including 80 who attend the nursery on a part-time basis. Approximately 21% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is just above the national average (19%).

A majority of pupils are of white British ethnicity and come from homes where English is the main language. A very few pupils speak English as an additional language. No pupils speak Welsh at home.

The school identifies that 22% of pupils have additional learning needs. This is below the national average (25%). A very few pupils have statements of special educational needs.

The school opened a learning resource base in Septembe...r 2016 to cater for pupils with behaviour and learning needs. The last inspection of the school was in May 2010. The headteacher took up her post in 2009.

The individual school budget per pupil for Lliswerry Primary School in 2016-2017 means that the budget is £3,259 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Newport is £4,945 and the minimum is £2,865. Lliswerry Primary School is 29th out of the 44 primary schools in Newport in terms of its school budget per pupil.