Ysgol Bro Banw
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
448
AGES
4 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
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
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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
(01/01/2024)
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)

16.9:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
87.2%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
Dual Stream
Language of the school
MORE INFO
33.6%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
4.7%
NATIONAL AVG. 5.0%
Pupils with SEN support
High Street
Ammanford
Carmarthenshire
SA18 2NS
01269 592481

School Description

Ysgol Bro Banw provides a welcoming, nurturing and inclusive learning environment for pupils. Leaders and staff place the interests of the child at the centre of everything they do, which embodies their vision of ‘Encouraging every child to shine’. They provide strong support for pupils who attend the English-medium, Welsh-medium and the specialist teaching provision classes. The innovative and exciting inquiry-based curriculum stimulates pupils’ interests and enthusiasm for learning. Although many pupils start school with relatively weak skills, most make strong progress in their learning over time. The headteacher provides excellent leadership, which is having a very positive impact on the work of the school. The strong team ethos across the school promotes a culture where staff are encouraged to take risks in their teaching and provide the best learning experiences for their pupils. Leaders and staff understand the needs of pupils, their families and the local community well. They provide excellent well-being support for all pupils and encourage parents, especially those that are new to the school, to become part of the school community through innovative projects. Leaders ensure a strong safeguarding culture at the school. They promote the importance of regular attendance and monitor all absences carefully. However, rates of pupils’ attendance remain relatively low. A notable strength of the school is the support staff provide to pupils with additional learning needs in mainstream and the specialist teaching provision classes. The team of additional learning needs co-ordinators (ALNCOs) provides particularly strong leadership to help staff implement a range of effective strategies and interventions to help pupils improve their skills, well-being and attitudes to learning. They work well with a range of partners and agencies to enhance the provision for pupils with ALN, especially those with more complex needs. This ensures that they make strong progress in their developmental stages and from their respective starting points. Teachers plan rich learning experiences that provide a stimulating and highly engaging curriculum for pupils. This allows pupils to use a range of skills including their numeracy, literacy and thinking skills to solve real-life problems. In addition, the strong emphasis placed on developing pupils’ awareness of their ‘cynefin’ or local area and of the history and heritage of Wales, supports pupils learning very effectively. Although most pupils attending the Welsh-medium classes do not speak the language at home, they make strong progress in their Welsh language skills during their time at the school. However, pupils’ Welsh language skills in English medium classes are underdeveloped.

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