Penygarn Primary School

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About Penygarn Primary School


Name Penygarn Primary School
Estyn Inspection Rating (Standards and Progress) Adequate and needs improvement
Address Penygarn Road, Penygarn, Pontypool, NP4 8JR
Phone Number 01495 742090
Phase Nursery, Infants & Juniors
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 419 (49.4% boys 50.6% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher 21.4
Local Authority Torfaen
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Penygarn Primary School serves the areas of Trevethin, Penygarn, St Cadoc's and Pontnewynydd on the outskirts of Pontypool.

It was formed in 2007 by the amalgamation of Penygarn Infants and Penygarn Junior schools. There are 417 full-time pupils from 4 to 11 years of age on roll. A further 47 part-time pupils attend the nursery.

Around 40% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This figure has remained steady in recent years and is well above the local and national averages. The school identifies that approximately 20% of pupils have additional learning needs and a very few pupils have a statement of special educational needs.

Nearly all pupils are of white British ethnicity and come from homes where Englis...h is the main language. The headteacher took up her post in January 2014. Estyn last inspected the school in January 2009.

The individual school budget per pupil for Penygarn Primary School in 2015-2016 means that the budget is £3,482 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Torfaen is £4,999 and the minimum is £2,971. Penygarn Primary School is 14th out of the 27 primary schools in Torfaen in terms of its school budget per pupil.


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