Ysgol Pencae

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Ysgol Pencae is situated in Penmaenmawr in Conwy county borough.

The school is under the voluntary control of the Church in Wales. The school is in the process of changing from being a dual-stream school to being a designated Welsh-medium school, which will become operational in September 2018. Welsh is the school's everyday language and the medium of teaching and learning up to Year 6, where one class is taught bilingually.

There are currently 161 pupils on roll, including 12 nursery pupils who attend each afternoon. Pupils are taught in six mixed-age classes and one single-age class. Very few pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes.

A part-time resource centre for pupils in key stage 2 with additional learning nee...ds is based at the school. Over a period of three years, around 20% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals. This is close to the national percentage of 19%.

The school has identified 40% of its pupils as having additional learning needs, which is significantly higher than the national percentage of 21%. Very few pupils have a statement of special educational needs. The school was last inspected in November 2010 and the headteacher has been in post since 1998.