Trerobart Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Trerobart Primary School is in the village of Ynysybwl near Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf. It merged with the former Glanffrwd Infant School in 2013. There are currently 233 pupils on roll from the ages of three to eleven.

There are seven single-year classes plus a full-time nursery. Over the last three years, the average number of pupils eligible for free school meals is around 30%, which is well above the national average of 19%. The school states that about 19% of pupils currently have additional learning needs, which is below the national average of 25%.

No pupils have a statement of special educational needs. Very few pupils are from an ethnic minority background and no pupils receive support in English as an additi...onal language. A very few pupils speak Welsh at home.

A very few are in the care of the local authority. The last inspection was in March 2011. The deputy headteacher has been the acting headteacher since January 2017, due to the absence of the substantive headteacher.

The individual school budget per pupil for Trerobart Primary School in 2016-2017 means that the budget is £3,112 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf is £6,385 and the minimum is £2,438. Trerobart Primary School is 70th out of the 104 primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf in terms of its school budget per pupil.