Derwendeg Primary School

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About Derwendeg Primary School


Name Derwendeg Primary School
Estyn Inspection Rating (Standards and Progress) Good
Address Hengoed Road, Cefn Hengoed, CF82 7HP
Phone Number 01443 813138
Phase Nursery, Infants & Juniors
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 177 (51.4% boys 48.6% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher 20.6
Local Authority Caerphilly
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Derwendeg Primary School is in the village of Cefn Hengoed in the Caerphilly local authority.

The school currently has 195 pupils on roll from the ages of three to eleven. There are six single-age classes and one mixed-age class plus a part-time nursery. Over the last three years, the average number of pupils eligible for free school meals is around 32%, which is above the national average of 20%.

The school identifies of 25%. A very few pupils have a statement of special educational needs. No pupils speak Welsh as a first language or are in the care of the local authority.

A very few pupils come from an ethnic minority background or receive support in English as an additional language. The last inspection was in ...February 2009. The headteacher took up his post in January 2015.

The individual school budget per pupil for Derwendeg Primary School in 2015-2016 means that the budget is £3,191 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Caerphilly is £5,191 and the minimum is £2,492. Derwendeg Primary School is 32nd out of the 75 primary schools in Caerphilly in terms of its school budget per pupil.

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