Herbert Thompson Primary
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
472
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
029 2087 2909

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?

Full Report
NATIONAL AVG. 2.18
Estyn Report
(01/10/2022)
Full Report - All Reports
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)

20.2:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
88.1%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
English medium
Language of the school
MORE INFO
62.1%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
Plymouthwood Road
Ely
Cardiff
CF5 4XD
02920 561115

School Description

Herbert Thompson Primary School places high priority on pupil well-being and developing pupil aspirations for the future. The headteacher leads compassionately and is ably supported by the whole school team who provide a vast array of bespoke support to promote the success of every pupil. Teachers and leaders across the school place high priority on identifying individual pupil needs and they use this to carefully plan and provide support for all pupils including those with barriers to learning or with additional needs. There is a continuous focus on individual pupil improvement, which is highly impressive. This is a strength of the school. As a result, most pupils make strong progress in many areas of learning from their individual starting points. Nearly all pupils show great pride in their school and enjoy undertaking roles of responsibility such as when older pupils act as “Learning Friends” to younger pupils. Across the school all pupils feel safe, valued, and emotionally well supported. They engage well with their learning and show high levels of perseverance when faced with challenges. The school welcomes learners from the local area and wider world and ensures that they develop a strong sense of belonging to the school community. When the youngest pupils join the school, they often need a lot of support to learn. The school meets their needs successfully so that, after a relatively short time, they enjoy learning and begin to make good progress in all aspects of their development. The school provides a range of stimulating opportunities for pupils and families to learn and benefit from. The school’s edible garden motivates pupils to grow their own vegetables and the school’s pay as you go shop enables the whole community to benefit from fresh, reasonably priced produce. This effectively supports the school’s drive to reduce the impact of high costs of living on pupils and families.

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