Sofrydd C.P. School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Sofrydd Primary School is close to the former mining village of Crumlin in Newbridge in the Blaenau Gwent local authority. It was established in 2006, following the amalgamation of the separate infant and junior schools. The school serves the local community with a very few pupils attending from further afield.

The school caters for children aged from three to eleven years. There are 156 pupils on roll, including 17 who attend the nursery part-time. There are single-age classes in the Foundation Phase and three mixed-age classes in key stage 2.

All pupils speak English as their home language. No pupils speak Welsh or another language as their first language. There are a very few pupils from minority ethnic groups.

...>Around 29% of pupils are currently eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average. The school identifies 24% of pupils as having additional learning needs, many of whom have particularly complex needs. This is about the national average.

A very few pupils have a statement of special educational needs. The headteacher took up his post in December 2008. The school's last inspection was in March 2009.

The individual school budget per pupil for Sofrydd Primary School in 2016-2017 means that the budget is £4,465 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Blaenau Gwent is £5,313 and the minimum is £3,665. Sofrydd Primary School is seventh out of the 19 primary schools in Blaenau Gwent in terms of its school budget per pupil.