Tonnau Primary

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Tonnau Primary Community School is in the village of Tonna, near Neath in Neath Port Talbot Local Authority.

Nearly all pupils live locally with a few pupils coming from the surrounding area. Around 13% of pupils are eligible free school meals. This is below the national average of 19%.

There are currently 169 pupils on roll, including 16 part-time nursery pupils. There are eight classes, including the nursery. The school admits pupils to the nursery from the age of three.

The school identifies that around 18% of pupils have additional learning needs. This is just below the national average for primary schools, which is 21%. A very few pupils have a statement of special educational needs.

A very few pupil...s are looked after by the local authority. Nearly all pupils speak English as a first language at home. At the time of the inspection, the school was led by the deputy headteacher in the capacity of acting headteacher.

There is an acting deputy headteacher, seconded from another school. This is because the substantive headteacher is seconded to a post with the local authority for two years. The school's last inspection was in 2012.