Ysgol Hendrefelin
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Secondary
Special school
PUPILS
154
AGES
5 - 16
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Special

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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

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
(01/12/2015)
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Heol Hendre
Bryncoch
Neath
SA10 7TY
01639 642786

School Description

Ysgol Hendrefelin is a local authority special school maintained by Neath Port Talbot local authority. In 2013, Ysgol Hendre and Velindre Community School were federated to become the federated special schools of Afan Nedd. In January 2015 these federated schools amalgamated with Bryncoch Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) to become Ysgol Hendrefelin. The school provides day and residential placements for pupils aged 7 to 16 with a wide range of complex educational needs. These needs include moderate learning difficulties, autism and social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. The school is based on two sites. There are 111 pupils at the Bryncoch site in Neath and 21 pupils at the other site in Velindre on the edge of Port Talbot. Nearly all pupils have a statement of special educational needs and 67% are eligible for free school meals. A very few pupils come from ethnic minority backgrounds. Twelve per cent of pupils are in the care of the local authority. English is the predominant language of nearly all pupils. The school has a support unit for nine pupils with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), and a learning support centre for nine primary age pupils with social emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD). There is also a nurture centre for 13 secondary age pupils who are highly anxious. The headteacher was appointed in January 2015, having previously been the headteacher of Ysgol Hendre.

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