Ysgol Gynradd Ty-croes
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
193
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?

Full Report
NATIONAL AVG. 2.17
Estyn Report
(01/03/2024)
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)

21.4:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
92.0%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
English medium
Language of the school
MORE INFO
21%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
6.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 5.0%
Pupils with SEN support
Tycroes
Ammanford
Carmarthenshire
SA18 3QD
01269 593253

School Description

Leaders, staff and governors at Tycroes Primary School provide a safe and stimulating environment for pupils. The headteacher is a compassionate leader who places pupils’ and staff’s well-being, happiness and learning at the heart of the school’s work. Leaders and governors manage change well. They pay careful attention to the development of staff to ensure that all embrace the school’s values and contribute to the strong team ethos. Subsequently, staff and pupils are happy and feel valued and safe. Pupils feel a firm sense of pride and belonging to their school and their locality. Their behaviour is exemplary. Parents are highly appreciative for the quality of education and the strong, supportive care their children receive. Leaders and staff nurture pupils’ personal, social and communication skills well. Pupils’ interactions with adults are courteous and respectful. The school’s curriculum is engaging, relevant and planned well to ensure that pupils develop their knowledge and skills progressively. Pupils focus on their learning well and attend school regularly. However, too often teachers over-direct pupils’ learning and do not provide sufficient challenge or opportunities for pupils to develop their independent learning skills and make decisions about their learning. Leaders have developed an effective system for the assessment of all pupils as they move through the school; they use this to track the progress of every pupil. However, teachers’ use of daily assessments of pupils is not effective enough to plan subsequent learning. Pupils’ evaluation of their own successes and next steps in learning is underdeveloped. Leaders at Tycroes Primary are reflective and strive for success. They have a comprehensive process of self-evaluation in search of school improvement. Leaders and staff at all levels work hard to improve the school. However, while leaders have established a rigorous cycle of evaluation activities, reviewing the impact these actions has upon the quality of teaching and learning is not robust enough. As a result of effective leadership and provision, most pupils, including those with additional learning needs (ALN) and those whose circumstances make them vulnerable to underachievement, make good progress.

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