Pentyrch Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Pentyrch Primary School in the village of Pentyrch, in the Cardiff Local Authority.

There are 141 pupils on roll, from 4 to 11 years of age. Nearly all pupils are of white British ethnicity. A very few pupils speak English as an additional language and no pupil speaks Welsh at home.

The three-year average of pupils eligible for free school meals is about 12%. This is below the national average of 19%. The school identifies around 5% of pupils as having additional learning needs.

This is considerably below the national average of 25%. A very few pupils have a statement of special educational needs. Estyn last inspected the school in September 2010.

The headteacher took up her post in September 2013. At the... time of the inspection, the deputy headteacher was leading the school. This arrangement has been in place since November 2016.

The individual school budget per pupil for Pentyrch Primary in 2016-2017 means that the budget is £4,341 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Cardiff is £7,995 and the minimum is £3,046. Pentyrch Primary is 17th out of the 97 primary schools in Cardiff in terms of its school budget per pupil.