This rural school is situated in the village of Cilcennin, near Aberaeron in Ceredigion. There are 36 pupils between the ages of four and 11 on roll. Numbers have fallen slightly over the last three years. Pupils are admitted on a full-time basis at the beginning of the term following their fourth birthday. Pupils come from the village and the surrounding rural area. Pupils are taught in two mixed-age classes by one full-time teacher and three part-time teachers. Approximately 20% of pupils have additional learning needs, including a very small number of pupils who have statements of special educational needs. About 14% of pupils are entitled to free school meals, which is lower than the county and national figure. In line with the local authority’s policy, Welsh is the main medium of the school’s life and work. The school aims to teach every pupil to be able to communicate fluently in Welsh and English by the time they transfer to the secondary sector. Welsh is the main home language for 11% of pupils. There are no pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds at the school at present. The headteacher has been in post since 2006. He also has responsibility for another primary school in the area. The school was last inspected in September 2007. The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Cilcennin in 2013-2014 is £4,458. The maximum per pupil in primary schools in Ceredigion is £9,062 and the minimum is £3,119. Ysgol Cilcennin is in 23rd position of the 51 primary schools in Ceredigion in terms of its school budget per pupil.