Ysgol Gynradd Bontnewydd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Gynradd Bontnewydd is situated in the village of Bontnewydd, approximately two miles from the town of Caernarfon in Gwynedd. It serves the village and the surrounding area, including the villages of Caeathro and Llanfaglan.

It provides education for pupils between 3 and 11 years old. Welsh is the school's everyday language and the main medium of learning and teaching. English is taught formally in key stage 2.

Approximately 75% of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes, and very few pupils are from ethnic minority backgrounds. Children are admitted to the school on a full-time basis during the term in which they celebrate their fourth birthday. During the inspection, there were 179 pupils on roll, including 21 in the ...nursery class.

The school has seven classes, five of which are mixed-age classes. Approximately 3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is significantly lower than the national average. Twenty per cent (20%) of pupils are on the school's additional learning needs register.

These figures are lower than the percentages for Wales. Six pupils have a statement of special educational needs. The headteacher was appointed in September 2009 and the school was last inspected in November 2009.

The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Gynradd Bontnewydd in 2016-2017 is £3,783. The maximum per pupil in primary schools in Gwynedd is £10,404 and the minimum is £3,089. Ysgol Gynradd Bontnewydd is in 57th place of the 93 primary schools in Gwynedd in terms of the school budget per pupil.