St. David's Rc Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
154
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Nursery, Infants & Juniors

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Source: All attending pupils Pupil Level Annual School Census
01792 636000

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.

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  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. 2.17
Estyn grade
(01/10/2017)
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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)


23.1:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
93.7%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
English medium
Language of the school
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5.8%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
8.2%
NATIONAL AVG. 5.0%
Pupils with SEN support
West Cross Avenue
West Cross
Swansea
SA3 5TS
01792 512212

School Description

St. David’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School was built in the 1950s and is situated in the suburb of West Cross about three miles west of Swansea city centre near the seaside resort of Mumbles. The school adjoins a separate community primary school and a Welsh-medium primary school. It caters for 219 pupils between the ages of three and eleven, who are taught in eight single age classes, including the nursery, which contains 38 part-time children. The number on roll has declined over the last three years, but has increased in the current year. During the inspection there were 31 pupils in the reception class under the agreed exception rules. Pupils are drawn from a wide geographical area, including the city of Swansea and the Gower Peninsula. Around 7% are entitled to receive free school meals, which is well below the national and local authority (LA) averages. The intake represents the full ability range. Approximately 17% are identified as requiring additional learning needs (ALN) support, which is also below the national average, of whom five have a statement. About 20% come from an ethnic minority background and around 23% speak English as an additional language (EAL), covering 14 different languages and dialects, all of whom receive extra support. According to the LA, this is the fifth highest EAL percentage in Swansea. No pupils are looked after by the LA or come from homes where Welsh is their first language. The school was last inspected in May 2005. There have been several staff changes since then. In 2008 the headteacher was seconded to another LA for two terms and during the inspection the deputy headteacher was on secondment to another school. The 2010-2011 individual school budget per pupil for St. David’s Roman Catholic Primary School is £3071 which compares with a maximum of £5744 and a minimum of £2550 for primary schools in Swansea. The school has the 55th highest budget per pupil out of the 89 primary schools in Swansea.

St. David's Rc Primary School Parent Reviews



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“Fab school”


St David's is such a caring, nurturing school. Our son has developed academically, emotionally and spiritually. He loves it there, and so do we!
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