Rhosymedre Community Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Rhosymedre Community Primary School is on the edge of a large housing development, south of Wrexham, between Ruabon and Llangollen. The area was a former Communities First area and faces the challenges linked with social and economic deprivation. There are 243 pupils on roll aged from 3 to 11 years of age, including 30 part-time nursery pupils.

Pupils are taught in eight single age classes. Just under 10% of the school's pupils have joined mid-year, often on managed transfers from other schools. In addition, there is a mixed-age key stage 2 resource provision, providing education for 11 pupils from across Wrexham who have a wide range of additional learning needs.

Around 43% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. Th...is is much higher than the Wales average of 19%. The school states that around 50% of pupils are on the additional needs register, which is much higher than the Wales average of 21%.

A very few pupils have a statement of special education needs. Most pupils are white British. About 5% of pupils speak English as an additional language and no pupils speak Welsh at home.

The local authority cares for a very few pupils. The school was last inspected in March 2011. The headteacher, who was previously the deputy headteacher, took up her post in September 2011.