Pen-Y-Cwm Special School

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About Pen-Y-Cwm Special School


Name Pen-Y-Cwm Special School
Estyn Inspection Rating (Standards and Progress) Good
Address Strand Annealing Lane, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5AN
Phone Number 01495 357755
Phase Special (with post-16 provision)
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 160 (68.1% boys 31.9% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher Unknown
Local Authority Blaenau Gwent
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Pen-y-Cwm School in Blaenau Gwent has 112 pupils aged between 3 and 19 years. All pupils have statements of special educational needs for severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties or autistic spectrum disorders.

Nearly all pupils have English as their home language. Pupils are drawn from the whole of Blaenau Gwent as well as from the neighbouring local authorities of Merthyr Tydfil, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Newport. Thirty-eight per cent of the pupils are eligible for free school meals.

The school mission is to empower and support individuals to be resilient and independent and to develop skills to reach their potential. There are currently the equivalent of 15 full-time teachers, includin...g senior leaders, and 58 classroom support staff. The headteacher has been in post since 2011.

1 A report on Pen-Y-Cwm Special School April 2016

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