Ysgol Garndolbenmaen

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About Ysgol Garndolbenmaen


Name Ysgol Garndolbenmaen
Estyn Inspection Rating (Standards and Progress) Good
Address Garndolbenmaen, LL51 9SZ
Phone Number 01766 530626
Phase Nursery, Infants & Juniors
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 28 (46.4% boys 53.6% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher 12
Local Authority Gwynedd
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen is situated in the village of the same name, about five miles from the town of Porthmadog in Gwynedd.

It serves the village and the rural area nearby. It provides education for pupils aged between 3 and 11 years. There are 58 pupils on roll, which includes seven of nursery age.

It has three mixed-age classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. The school admits pupils on a part-time basis in the September following their third birthday and on a full-time basis after their fourth birthday. About 60% of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes.

Very few pupils come from ethnic minority or mixed backgrounds. Welsh is used as the medium of teaching in the Foundation Phase. In key stage 2..., pupils are taught through the medium of Welsh and English.

Eight per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals. Twenty-two per cent of pupils are on the school's additional learning needs register and a very few pupils have a statement of special educational needs. The school was last inspected in June 2010.

Since the inspection, there has been a considerable change in staffing. The headteacher has been in post since January 2011. In addition to the headteacher, who is in charge of a class for four days a week, there is one full-time teacher and one part-time teacher.

The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Garndolbenmaen in 2015-2016 is £4,236. The maximum per pupil in primary schools in Gwynedd is £12,116 and the minimum is £2,981. Ysgol Garndolbenmaen is in 36th position of the 98 primary schools in Gwynedd in terms of the school budget per pupil.


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