Pen-Y-Bont Primary Catchment Area

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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

Local Authority Contact

Bridgend County Borough Council

Admissions Website

01656 642637/01656 642656

How have we plotted this catchment area map?

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:

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.
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.
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.

Pen-Y-Bont Primary Key Information

How Does The School Perform?

Good

NATIONAL AVG. 2.17

Estyn grade

(01/05/2019)

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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)

23.7:1

NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1

Pupil/Teacher ratio

90.8%

NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%

Attendance during the year

English medium

Language of the school
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35.9%

NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%

Free school meals

2.4%

NATIONAL AVG. 5.0%

Pupils with SEN support

Minerva Street

Bridgend

CF31 1TD

Website

01656 754860

Bridgend County Borough Council

School Description

Penybont Primary School was founded originally as a Board School in 1877 and moved to its present site in 1972. It is situated in Bridgend town centre in the oldest school building in the local authority and set within large grounds. In recent years there have been various extensions to the accommodation, including the addition of five demountable classrooms. The traditional catchment area around the school includes families that are socially and economically disadvantaged as well as those which are relatively prosperous. A majority of pupils, however, live outside this area and come mainly from two large estates with a significant amount of social housing. Around 30% are entitled to receive free school meals, which is above the local authority and national averages. The ability of pupils on entry varies each year, but is generally below average. There are currently 339 pupils on roll, aged three to eleven, taught in four single age and eight mixed age range classes, including 42 who attend the nursery full-time; two Foundation Phase classes temporarily contain 31 pupils approved by the local authority. The number on roll is similar to the last inspection. Around 22% of pupils are registered as requiring special educational needs support, which is similar to the national average; none has a statement. Around 9% come from an ethnic minority background and approximately 7% receive support in English as an additional language. No pupils use Welsh as their first language. Eight pupils are looked after by the local authority. The school was last inspected in March 2006. The current headteacher was appointed in September 2009 and a new deputy headteacher in September 2010. There has been a large increase in the number of support staff over the last two years. The individual school budget per pupil for Penybont Primary School in 2011-2012 means that the budget is £2906 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Bridgend is £5486 and the minimum is £2737. Penybont Primary School is 48th out of the 52 primary schools in Bridgend in terms of its school budget per pupil.

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