Ysgol Penybryn

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Gynradd Penybryn is situated in the town of Tywyn. It is maintained by Gwynedd local authority. It provides education for children between 3 and 11 years old.

There are currently 234 pupils on roll, including 18 nursery-age children. Pupils are taught in nine classes, which include one mixed-age class. Twenty-two per cent (22%) of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes.

Over the last three years, approximately 13% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals, which is significantly below the national average (19%). Approximately 24% of pupils are on the school's additional learning needs register, which is similar to the national average. Welsh is used as the medium of teaching at the bottom of the Foundation Ph...ase.

From Year 2 onwards, pupils are taught through the medium of Welsh and English. The school was last inspected in May 2010. The headteacher was appointed to her post in 2009.

The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Gynradd Penybryn in 2016-2017 is £3,465. The maximum per pupil in primary schools in Gwynedd is £10,404 and the minimum is £3,089. Ysgol Gynradd Penybryn is in 79th place of the 98 primary schools in Gwynedd in terms of the school budget per pupil.