Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pontybrenin

Highlights from Latest Inspection

The school is situated in the town of Gorseinon and is maintained by Swansea local authority.

There are 582 pupils between three and eleven years old on roll, including 115 nursery-age pupils. Pupils are divided between 20 classes, including three mixed-age classes. Welsh is the main medium of the school's life and work.

A few pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes. Approximately 7% are eligible for free school meals, which is lower than the national average (19%). The school has identified 13% of pupils as having additional learning needs, including a very few who have a statement of special educational needs.

This is below the national percentage (25%). Very few pupils come from ethnic minority or mixed backgroun...ds. The headteacher has been in post since September 2016 and the school was last inspected in January 2010.

The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pontybrenin in 2016-2017 is £2,703. The maximum per pupil in primary schools in Swansea is £5,232 and the minimum is £2,703. Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pontybrenin is in 79th place of the 79 primary schools in Swansea in terms of the school budget per pupil.