Ysgol Gymunedol Bancffosfelen

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Gymunedol Bancffosfelen is situated in the Gwendraeth Valley, around six miles from the town of Carmarthen. The school serves the village itself and the surrounding rural area. There are 47 pupils between 3 and 11 years old on roll.

Pupils are taught in two classes, one for the foundation phase and the other for key stage 2. Over a three-year-period, around 23% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals. This is higher than the national percentage of 19%.

Thirty eight per cent of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes, and all pupils are from white British backgrounds. Welsh is the main medium of teaching and learning in the foundation phase, and the aim is to ensure that all pupils are bilingual by the end of... key stage 2. The school has identified 19% of its pupils as having additional learning needs, which is slightly lower than the national average of 21%.

The school was last inspected in November 2011. The school has been without a headteacher since October 2017. The current headteacher, since March 2018, is on secondment from Ysgol Llannon two days a week.