Llangynfelyn School is a community primary school situated on the outskirts of the village of Taliesin in Ceredigion. It serves a wide area, accepting pupils from nearby villages and from as far as Glandyfi at the southern end of the Dyfi valley, a rural agricultural area. The school provides education for pupils between four and 11 years of age. There is no nursery provision at the school, but almost all pupils have received pre-school education. Teaching is mainly through the medium of Welsh. Pupils are accepted into the school at the beginning of the term following their fourth birthday. During the inspection, there were 21 pupils on the school’s register. They are taught by two fulltime teachers and two part-time teachers. The area is described as one that is neither prosperous nor economically disadvantaged and the pupils as neither privileged nor underprivileged. English is the main language in all the pupils’ homes. The school states that 3.8% of the pupils are entitled to receive free school meals. This is substantially lower than the average for Ceredigion and Wales. Ten pupils (47%) have been identified by the school has having special educational needs. This is higher than the average for Ceredigion and Wales. Following a period of instability, a new headteacher was appointed to the school in September 2010. He now has responsibility for two other schools in the area. He is supported by an assistant headteacher who is also a teacher in the Foundation Phase. In 2011-2012, the individual school budget per pupil for Llangynfelyn Community Primary School is £3,788. The maximum per pupil in Ceredigion primary schools is £8,706 and the minimum is £2,987. Llangynfelyn Community Primary School is 31st out of the 60 primary schools in Ceredigion in respect of the school budget per pupil.