St Mary The Virgin C.I.W. Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

St. Mary the Virgin Church in Wales Primary School is in the Butetown area of Cardiff in the City and County of Cardiff local authority.

There are 230 pupils on roll, aged from 3 to 11 years. There are nine classes at the school. The three-year rolling average of pupils eligible for free schools meals is around 45%, which is well above the national average of 18%.

The school identifies around 33% of pupils as having additional learning needs, which is above the national average of 21%. Around 95% of pupils come from an ethnic minority background and 74% have English as an additional language. No pupils speak Welsh at home.

Estyn does not inspect religious education or the religious content of collective worship wh...en it is a school with a religious character. Instead, the governing body is required by law to arrange for religious education and collective worship to be inspected separately. The school's previous inspection was in November, 2012 and the current headteacher took up her post in September, 2013.