Ysgol Bae Baglan

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Ysgol Bae Baglan is an English-medium 3 to 16 all-age school, maintained by Neath Port Talbot local authority. The school opened in 2016 after the amalgamation of Cwrt Sart, Glan Afan and Sandfields comprehensive schools and Traethmelyn primary school. There are currently 1,512 pupils on roll with 1,226 of secondary school age and 286 pupils of primary school age.

The school hosts a resource base for 120 key stage 3 and key stage 4 pupils with special educational needs. The school serves communities in and around the town of Port Talbot. Over 30% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is higher than the national average of 16.

4% for secondary schools and 18% for primary schools. Over two-thirds of pupils live... in the 20% most deprived areas of Wales. Very few pupils receive support to learn English as an additional language or come from a minority ethnic background.

Very few pupils speak Welsh fluently. The percentage of pupils with additional learning needs is around 26% which is higher than the national average of 22.9%.

Currently, about 9.2% of pupils have statements of special educational needs, which is well above the national average of 2.2%.

The headteacher was appointed in January 2015 to prepare for the opening of the school in September 2016. The senior leadership team consists of three deputy headteachers, three heads of school, a business manager and an additional learning needs co-ordinator. They have been in post since September 2016.