Irfon Valley C.P. School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
43
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Nursery, Infants & Juniors

Can I Get My Child Into This School?

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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?

Full Report
NATIONAL AVG. 2.18
Estyn Report
(01/06/2022)
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)

16.8:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
94.9%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
English medium
Language of the school
MORE INFO
13.8%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
Garth
Llangammarch Wells
Powys
LD4 4AT
01591 620281

School Description

This is a caring and nurturing small school that knows its pupils well. Pupils feel safe and happy at the school. They behave well in lessons and around the school and respect their teachers and peers. Most pupils have positive attitudes to learning and, as a result, they make strong progress in most lessons. Staff care for each pupil as an individual and support them all to make progress and achieve. Teachers provide engaging activities for their pupils that interest them, including a wealth of trips and visitors in school. Teachers have built the school’s curriculum around a series of interesting topics, but the coverage of a few areas is not thorough enough, for example in music, science and aspects of personal and social education. Over time, most pupils make steady and on occasions rapid progress in developing the skills they need to read, speak and listen effectively in English, and begin to communicate in Welsh. They make effective progress in their digital skills and mathematics and use and apply their skills well in their work across the curriculum. Most make suitable progress in learning how to write, for example in developing their spelling, punctuation and grammar. However, there are limited opportunities for pupils to develop their skills in writing creative and imaginative extended pieces such as stories. The executive headteacher provides supportive leadership. Together with other leaders, she makes appropriate plans for ongoing improvement. Leaders monitor the school’s work rigorously and identify swiftly wherever pupils’ progress is at risk of stalling. The few staff work very well together to create the inclusive ethos that pervades all aspects of school life. There are beneficial relationships with parents that help to support pupils’ achievements. The school has made notable improvements since the last inspection. Inspectors worked with school leaders to recommend improvements to the school’s governance, to strengthen the governors’ role as a critical friend.

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