Phillipstown Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Philipstown Primary School is in Philipstown, New Tredegar, in the Caerphilly local authority. Currently, there are 131 pupils on roll, aged from 3 to 11, including 21 nursery pupils who attend on a part-time basis.

There are four mixed-age classes at the school. The three-year rolling average of pupils eligible for free school meals is 41%, which is well above the national average of 18%. The school identifies around 17% of pupils as having additional learning needs, which is slightly lower than the national average 21%.

Nearly all pupils are from a white British background. No pupils speak Welsh at home. The school is currently a pioneer school and is working with the Welsh Government and other schools to take forward de...velopments relating to education reform in Wales.

The acting headteacher was appointed in November 2017. The school's last inspection was in February 2012. The substantive headteacher, who is on secondment to the regional consortium, returned to school for the period of the inspection.