Pontnewydd Primary & Nursery
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
369
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
01495 762200

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. 2.17
Estyn Report
(01/02/2022)
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)

18.6:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
91.3%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
English medium
Language of the school
MORE INFO
35.1%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
Bryncelyn Road
Pontnewydd
Cwmbran
Torfaen
NP44 1JW
01633 483307

School Description

The pupils at Pontnewydd Primary enjoy coming to school and make good progress with their academic and social skills. There is a feeling of mutual trust and respect between the pupils and the staff. Pupils know that adults in the school care for them and that they can turn to them when they face challenges or have difficulties. Senior leaders have worked hard to create this ethos and it plays a key role in ensuring effective learning in the school. The strong caring ethos and the sense of teamwork mean that the school was well placed to deal with the impact of the pandemic. Leaders adopted a more formal approach to teaching in the youngest classes to ensure that pupils, staff and the community stayed safe. Leaders now recognise a need to reconsider and reestablish effective provision for the youngest pupils and to provide more opportunities for them to collaborate, experiment and learn through experience. Staff see school improvement as everyone’s responsibility. Leaders ensure that a wide range of people, including staff, pupils, parents and governors, can express their opinions about the work of the school. Similarly, staff are clear about their role in delivering whole school improvements. The governing body plays an important part in the life of the school. Governors support and challenge senior leaders effectively. They have a wide range of knowledge and experience that helps them to carry out their roles effectively. The school is generally good at identifying the areas of its work that are most effective and those aspects that need to be improved. For instance, the school’s work to develop the quality of reading has been successful and led to improvements in its provision and the progress that pupils make. On a few occasions, the school’s systems do not pick up all issues related to teaching, such as making sure that teachers have the skills to ensure that pupils have a secure understanding of mathematical concepts.

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