Ysgol Y Manod

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About Ysgol Y Manod


Name Ysgol Y Manod
Estyn Inspection Rating (Standards and Progress) Good
Address Blaenau Ffestiniog, LL41 3AF
Phone Number 01766 830272
Phase Nursery, Infants & Juniors
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 109 (55% boys 45% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher 20.5
Local Authority Gwynedd
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ysgol Gynradd y Manod is situated on high ground on the southern outskirts of the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd. Almost all pupils come from Manod. It provides education for pupils aged between three and 11 years.

There are 106 pupils on roll, which includes 19 nursery-age pupils. There are four mixed-age classes at the school. The school admits pupils on a part-time basis in the September following their third birthday and full-time in the September following their fourth birthday.

About 85% 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. Twenty-eight per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals. Twenty-three 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 February 2009. Since the inspection, the staff has changed considerably. The headteacher has been in post since April 2012, and the deputy headteacher since January 2013.

The individual school budget per pupil in 2015-2016 for Ysgol Gynradd y Manod is £3,628. The maximum per pupil in primary schools in Gwynedd is £12,116 and the minimum is £2,981. Ysgol Gynradd y Manod is in 73rd place of the 98 primary schools in Gwynedd in terms of the school budget per pupil.

1 A report on Ysgol Gynradd y Manod February 2016


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