Parc Y Tywyn School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
278
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?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.18
Estyn grade
(01/09/2019)
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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)


24.0:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
92.8%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
Welsh medium
Language of the school
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17.5%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
6%
NATIONAL AVG. 5.0%
Pupils with SEN support
Heol Elfed
Burry Port
Carmarthenshire
SA16 0AL
01554 832101

School Description

Ysgol Parc y Tywyn provides Welsh-medium education for pupils aged between three and a half and 11 years of age. The school serves the town of Burry Port and the surrounding area. It is located on the outskirts of the town, in the middle of an estate of council houses near the local secondary school. According to the school it is an area that is developing economically with recent developments in the world of tourism and leisure. Nine per cent of pupils are entitled to free school meals, a figure that is significantly lower than the average for Wales and the education authority’s average. At present, there are 247 pupils at the school, including 60 pupils in the reception classes. Twelve and a half per cent of pupils come from homes where Welsh is spoken; English is the home language of the remainder. Pupils are taught by 11 full-time teachers and five part-time teachers as well as 16 assistants across the school. Nearly all pupils will transfer to Ysgol Gyfun y Strade at the end of their period at the school. Twenty-four per cent of pupils receive support for additional educational needs, a percentage that is a little higher than the national figure. Three pupils have a statement of special educational needs. No permanent exclusions have been recorded since the last inspection. The current headteacher has been in post since September 1996. There has been a considerable change in the school’s staff this year when four new teachers started. The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Parc y Tywyn in 2011-2012 means that the budget is £3,321 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in Carmarthenshire’s primary schools is £18,947 and the minimum is £3,114. Ysgol Parc y Tywyn is in the 80th place out of the 110 primary schools in Carmarthenshire in terms of school budget per pupil.

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