Bedwas Junior School

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Bedwas Junior School is in the village of Bedwas near Caerphilly.

The school has 167 pupils on roll aged between 7 and 11. There are six classes, including two with pupils from more than one year group. Approximately 17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is close to the national average of 19%.

The school identifies around 26% of pupils as having additional learning needs, which is about the same as the national average (25%). Most pupils live locally and nearly all are of white British ethnicity. No pupils speak Welsh at home.

The headteacher took up his post in 2011. The headteacher and deputy headteacher are also acting leaders at another primary school in Caerphilly. The school's last inspect...ion was in May 2009.

The individual school budget per pupil for Bedwas Junior School in 2016-2017 means that the budget is £2,696 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Caerphilly is £4,854 and the minimum is £2,696. Bedwas Junior School is 75th out of the 75 primary schools in Caerphilly in terms of its school budget per pupil.