Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

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Ysgol Bro Hyddgen is situated in the town of Machynlleth within Powys local authority. The school admits pupils to the primary department from three years old and admits pupils from other partner primary schools both within and beyond the local authority to the secondary department.

There are 488 pupils on roll, 199 of whom are in the primary department and 289 in the secondary department. Ysgol Bro Hyddgen is a combination of two former schools, namely Ysgol Gynradd Machynlleth and Ysgol Bro Ddyfi. It was opened in September 2014.

Ten point nine per cent (10.9%) of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is lower than the national average of 17.1% for secondary schools and 20.

1% for primary schools. Thi...s percentage splits into 8% in the secondary department and 14.5% in the primary department.

The school provides for the full range of ability. One point two per cent (1.2%) of pupils have a statement of special educational needs.

Very few pupils speak English as an additional language. Sixty-two per cent (62%) of pupils come from non-Welsh speaking homes. Forty-four per cent (44%) of pupils speak Welsh fluently.

Pupils are streamed linguistically, and one class in each year receives education through the medium of English. The leadership team includes the headteacher, deputy headteacher and assistant headteacher. The headteacher was appointed in February 2014 in preparation for opening the school in September.

The deputy headteacher and assistant headteacher were appointed in May 2014. All were members of the leadership team at Ysgol Bro Ddyfi. The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Bro Hyddgen in 2016-2017 is £4,732.