Millbrook Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Millbrook Primary School is in the Bettws area of Newport. It caters for pupils between 3 and 11 years of age. There are currently 238 pupils on roll, including 32 pupils in the part-time nursery class.

Most pupils live in the housing estate close to the school and nearly all are of white British ethnicity. No pupils speak Welsh at home. The school teaches its pupils in eight classes.

Approximately 35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is well above the national average of 19%. The school identifies around 34% of pupils as having additional learning needs. This is above the national average of 25%.

The headteacher took up her post in 2007. The school's last inspection was in February 2009. The sc...hool is currently a £pioneer school£ and is working with Welsh Government and other pioneer schools to take forward developments relating to the curriculum and professional learning.

The individual school budget per pupil for Millbrook Primary School in 2016-2017 means that the budget is £3,995 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Newport is £4,945 and the minimum is £2,865. Millbrook Primary School is seventh out of the 44 primary schools in Newport in terms of its school budget per pupil.