Y G G Y Castell
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
456
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
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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?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.17
Estyn grade
(01/10/2016)
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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)


20.4:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
92.6%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
Welsh medium
Language of the school
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17.5%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
2.6%
NATIONAL AVG. 5.0%
Pupils with SEN support
Crescent Road
Caerphilly
CF83 1WH
02920 864790

School Description

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg y Castell sits in the shadow of Caerphilly castle and is maintained by Caerphilly local authority. There are 444 pupils between 3 and 11 years old on roll, including 64 nursery children, and they are taught in 15 classes. Approximately 20% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and approximately 18% of pupils are on the additional learning needs register. Very few pupils have a statement of special educational needs. Approximately 23% of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes. No pupils speak English as an additional language and very few pupils come from ethnic minority backgrounds. The current headteacher took up the post in September 2009. The school was last inspected in June 2010. The school is currently a pioneer school and is working with the Welsh Government and other schools to proceed with developments relating to the curriculum and/or professional learning. The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg y Castell in 2016-2017 is £2,931. The maximum per pupil in primary schools in Caerphilly is £4,854 and the minimum is £2,696. The school is in 59th place of the 75 primary schools in Caerphilly in terms of the school budget per pupil.

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