Maerdy Community Primary School

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About Maerdy Community Primary School


Name Maerdy Community Primary School
Address Graigwen, Maerdy, Ferndale, CF43 4TW
Phone Number 01443 755227
Phase Nursery, Infants & Juniors
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 313 (47% boys 53% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher 24.1
Local Authority Rhondda Cynon Taf
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Maerdy Community Primary School is in the village of Maerdy, in the Rhondda Cynon Taff local authority. There are 284 pupils on roll including 29 part-time nursery pupils. There are eight single-age classes and one mixed-age Year 1 and Year 2 class.

The school also has one learning resource base class with ten pupils from key stage 2. Most of these pupils come from within the local authority. The three-year average for pupils eligible for free school meals is around 44%.

This is significantly higher than the national average of 18%. The school identifies around 34% of pupils as having additional learning needs. This is well above the national average of 21%.

Most pupils are of white British ethnicity. The headteac...her took up her position in September 2010. The school's last inspection was in January 2012.

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