Maesybryn Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Maesybryn Primary School is in Llantwit Fardre on the outskirts of Cardiff and Pontypridd in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority.

There are 420 pupils on roll, including 30 full-time and 27 part-time nursery pupils. There are eight single-year and four mixed-year classes. In addition, there are two learning resource base classes, providing education for 17 pupils with communication needs from across the local authority.

The average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals over the last three years is around 9%. This is well below the average for Wales of 19%. The school identifies 31% of pupils as having additional learning needs, which is much higher than the national average of 21%.

This includes th...e pupils in the learning resource classes. A very few pupils have a statement of special educational needs or are in the care of the local authority. Nearly all pupils are of white British ethnicity and come from homes where English is the main language.

Very few pupils speak Welsh at home. The current headteacher took up his post in 2009. The school's previous inspection was in 2013.