Penderyn Primary School

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About Penderyn Primary School


Name Penderyn Primary School
Address Pontprenllwyd, Penderyn, Aberdare, CF44 9JW
Phone Number 01685 811259
Phase Nursery, Infants & Juniors
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 166 (47% boys 53% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher 20.1
Local Authority Rhondda Cynon Taf
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Gynradd Gymunedol Penderyn is situated in the village of Pontprenllwyd, which is a few miles from the town of Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority. There are 239 pupils between 3 and 11 years old on roll, including 21 nursery age pupils. The school is divided into two linguistic streams, and there are 183 pupils in the Welsh stream and 56 in the English stream.

Over a three-year period, a little less than 14% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals. This is lower than the national percentage of 19%. Around 10% of pupils speak Welsh at home and very few are from ethnic minority backgrounds.

The school has identified around 16% of its pupils as having additional learning needs, but very few have a s...tatement of special educational needs. The percentage of pupils with additional learning needs is lower than the national percentage of 21%. The headteacher was appointed to the post in September 2010 and the school was last inspected in January 2012.

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