Tywyn Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
454
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
01639 763580, 01639 763730

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
(01/06/2018)
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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)


17.4:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
89.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
English medium
Language of the school
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40.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
8.2%
NATIONAL AVG. 5.0%
Pupils with SEN support
Channel View
Sandfields
Port Talbot
SA12 6JF
01639 790883

School Description

Tywyn Primary School is in Aberavon in the south east of Port Talbot in Neath Port Talbot local authority. There are 454 pupils on roll, including 80 part-time nursery pupils. There are 14 single-year classes and one mixed-year class. In addition, there are six learning resource classes, providing education for 48 pupils from across the local authority. This provision caters for pupils with moderate to severe learning needs and pupils with profound and multiple learning needs. The average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals over the last three years is 29%. This is well above the average for Wales of 19%. The school identifies 40% of pupils as having additional learning needs, which is much higher than the national average of 21%. This includes the pupils in the learning resource classes. A few pupils have a statement of special educational needs and a very few are in the care of the local authority. Most pupils are of white British ethnicity and come from homes where English is the main language. Very few pupils speak Welsh at home. The current headteacher took up her post in 2017. The school’s previous inspection was in 2010. Further information is available from the Welsh Government My Local School website at the link below. http://mylocalschool.wales.gov.uk/Schools/SchoolSearch?lang=en 1 A report on Tywyn Primary School June 2018 Summary Leaders and staff ensure an exceptionally caring, inclusive and nurturing learning environment for pupils. They provide many rich learning experiences that support pupils’ all-round development successfully. The quality of teaching is good. As a result, across the school, most pupils make good or better progress from their starting points. They develop strong literacy skills, which they apply effectively in their work across the curriculum, and they often achieve very high standards in sports and the expressive arts. Irrespective of their needs and abilities, pupils in Tywyn Primary School, including those in the learning resource classes, believe that there are no barriers to learning and achievement. They are very proud of their school and display exemplary behaviour and attitudes towards learning. Inspection area Judgement Standards Good Wellbeing and attitudes to learning Excellent Teaching and learning experiences Good Care, support and guidance Excellent Leadership and management Good 2 A report on Tywyn Primary School June 2018 Recommendations R1 Raise pupils’ standards in information and communication technology (ICT) R2 Develop leadership at all levels to maximise its impact on the school’s priorities for improvement R3 Improve the governing body’s ability to hold the school to account about the quality of teaching and learning What happens next The school will draw up an action plan to address the recommendations from the inspection. Estyn will invite the school to prepare a case study on its work in relation to developing pupils’ oracy and performance skills, for dissemination on Estyn’s website.

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