Betws C.P. School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
82
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Nursery, Infants & Juniors

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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils Pupil Level Annual School Census
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the Pupil Level Annual School Census collected by the Welsh Government. The data tells us where pupils lived at the time of the last Pupil Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The areas from which pupils are admitted to a school can change from year to year to reflect the number of siblings and pupils admitted under high priority admissions criteria.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Adequate
NATIONAL AVG. 2.17
Estyn grade
(01/02/2020)
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PRI

Teacher assessment data for primary schools is not published at school or local authority level by the Welsh government. Parents can view individual school websites for the Key Stage 2 (age 11) subject level results for pupils in Reading, Writing, Maths and Grammar Punctuation & Spelling (GPS)


19.5:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
88.8%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
Welsh medium
Language of the school
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42.3%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
26.9%
NATIONAL AVG. 5.0%
Pupils with SEN support
Betws Road
Betws
Ammanford
Carmarthenshire
SA18 2HE
01269 592986

School Description

Betws C.P School is situated in the village of Betws near Ammanford, in Carmarthenshire local authority. Welsh is the main medium of the school’s life and work. There are 81 pupils between 3 and 11 years old on roll, including four nursery age pupils who attend on a part-time basis. Pupils are divided into three mixed-age classes. Over a three-year period, around 21% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals. This is significantly higher than the national percentage of 18%. The school has identified around 26% of its pupils as having additional learning needs. This is higher than the national percentage of 21%. Very few pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes. The current headteacher was appointed in September 2004 and the school was last inspected by Estyn in July 2013. Further information is available from the Welsh Government My Local School website at the link below. http://mylocalschool.wales.gov.uk/Schools/SchoolSearch?lang=en 1 A report on Betws C.P. School February 2020 Summary Nearly all pupils are happy to come to school and feel safe in a welcoming and inclusive environment. Most pupils behave well and treat their peers, the school’s staff and visitors with obvious respect. Many make purposeful progress in their literacy, numeracy and communication skills from their starting points. On the whole, many teachers plan varied learning experiences and activities so that pupils enjoy developing their knowledge and understanding purposefully. On the whole, many pupils develop their mathematics and English skills soundly and make purposeful progress from their starting points. However, teachers do not always have high enough expectations in terms of pupils’ academic aspirations. As a result, a few underachieve. The headteacher has conveyed a clear vision and, over time, has established a number of activities to evaluate the school’s performance. Although leaders identify the school’s strengths, monitoring procedures are not rigorous enough to identify all aspects for improvement or address important issues, such as raising the standard of pupils’ Welsh. Inspection area Judgement Standards Adequate and needs improvement Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Good Teaching and learning experiences Adequate and needs improvement Care, support and guidance Good Leadership and management Adequate and needs improvement 2 A report on Betws C.P. School February 2020 Recommendations R1 Raise pupils’ standards of oracy, reading and writing in Welsh R2 Ensure that monitoring and improvement procedures are rigorous enough to identify and address important areas for improvement R3 Ensure that teachers’ expectations are high enough to enable all pupils to achieve to the best of their ability R4 Implement the principles of the foundation phase in full What happens next The school will produce an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection. Estyn will review the school’s progress.

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