Rhos Y Fedwen

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Rhos y Fedwen Primary School is in the town of Ebbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent. There are 129 full-time pupils between the ages of 4 and 11 years on roll. A further 26 pupils attend the school's nursery part-time.

There are six classes, two of which are mixed age. Around 40% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is well above the national average. The school identifies that approximately 50% of pupils have additional learning needs.

A very few pupils have a statement of special educational needs. Nearly all pupils are of white British ethnicity and come from homes where English is the main language. No pupils speak Welsh at home.

The headteacher took up her post in April 2005. Estyn last inspected the sch...ool in November 2009. The headteacher was absent from the school during the inspection.

The individual school budget per pupil for Rhos Y Fedwen in 2016-2017 means that the budget is £4,542 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Blaenau Gwent is £5,313 and the minimum is £3,665. Rhos Y Fedwen is fifth out of the 19 primary schools in Blaenau Gwent in terms of its school budget per pupil.