Cwmcarn Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Cwmcarn Primary School is three miles north of Risca, in the Caerphilly local authority.

There are currently 291 pupils on roll aged 4 to 11, including 30 children who attend part-time in the nursery class. There are 11 classes, including the nursery and a special needs resource base for eight key stage 2 pupils who have complex learning difficulties. Around 26% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average.

The school identifies 25% of pupils as having additional learning needs, including a very few who have statements of special educational needs. This is around the national average. Most pupils come from a white ethnic background and speak English as a first language.

No pupi...ls speak Welsh at home. The headteacher took up his post in April 2014. The school's last inspection was in March 2010.

The individual school budget per pupil for Cwmcarn Primary School in 2016-2017 means that the budget is £3,314 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Caerphilly is £4,854 and the minimum is £2,696. Cwmcarn Primary School is 28th out of the 75 primary schools in Caerphilly in terms of its school budget per pupil.