S.S.Gabriel And Raphael Prim
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
150
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

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
(01/03/2019)
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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)


25.0:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
94.3%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
English medium
Language of the school
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22.5%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
Primrose Street
Tonypandy
CF40 1BJ
01443 433094

School Description

Saints Gabriel and Raphael is a Catholic primary school situated in the small town of Tonypandy in the Rhondda Fawr and maintained by Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority. The school serves families in the parishes of Tonypandy, Ynyshir and Tonyrefail. The pupils come from a wide range of social and economic backgrounds. While the immediate area around the school is not considered to be significantly economically disadvantaged, the areas from which many pupils come are ‘Communities First’ areas. Children are admitted to the school on the day after their third birthday on a full time basis. During the inspection, there were 129 pupils between three and 11 years of age on roll. They are taught by six full-time teachers. Most pupils come from English-speaking homes. There are no pupils from homes where Welsh is the first language. A quarter of pupils are from a minority ethnic background and 34 pupils have English as an additional language. Currently 20% of pupils are entitled to free school meals. This is close to the national average. Nineteen per cent of pupils are identified as having additional learning needs. This is slightly below the local authority average. No pupils have a statement of special educational needs. The headteacher was appointed in September 2011 and a new deputy has been appointed for September 2012. The individual school budget for Saints Gabriel and Raphael Catholic Primary School in 2011-2012 means that the budget is £3,232 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf is £6,499 and the minimum is £2,788. Saints. Gabriel and Raphael Catholic Primary School is 70th out of 114 primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf in terms of its school budget per pupil.

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