Name of provider Ysgol Penmaes Local authority Powys County Council Language of the provider English Religious character Number of pupils on roll 100 Pupils of statutory school age 67 Number in nursery classes 1 Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals over a three-year average (The national percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals over a three-year average in Maintained Special is 46.8%) 44.8% Percentage of pupils identified as having 100% additional learning needs (a) (The national percentage of pupils identified as having an additional learning need in Maintained Special is 100.0%) Percentage of pupils who speak Welsh at home Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language Date of headteacher appointment 01/09/2022 Date of previous Estyn inspection (if applicable) 01/06/2015 Start date of inspection 22/01/2024 Additional information: Ysgol Penmaes is a day special school in Brecon for pupils aged 3 to 19 years old. There are currently 111 pupils on the roll of the school. All pupils have a statement of special educational needs or a statutory individual development plan (IDP). Many pupils have autism including speech and language difficulties. Around one third of pupils have severe learning difficulties. In addition, a few pupils have physical and medical needs and/or moderate learning difficulties. A very few pupils have profound and multiple learning difficulties and/or social and emotional needs. 2 A report on Ysgol Penmaes January 2024 A very few pupils have a hearing or visual impairment. A very few pupils are from ethnic minority backgrounds. Just over two fifths of pupils are eligible for free school meals. There are 12 classes and pupils are generally grouped according to ability, additional learning need (ALN) and age. There are around nine pupils in each class. One of these classes is based at Crossgates Primary School in Llandrindod Wells, approximately an hour from the main school site in Brecon. There are 15 teachers, including the deputy and assistant headteachers, and 43 teaching assistants. The headteacher has been in post since 2022 and was deputy headteacher prior to appointment. The school was last inspected in June 2015. The school is commissioned by the local authority to provide an outreach service to mainstream schools. This was not included in the inspection. Data reported is sourced from the latest available Pupil Level Annual School Census. These figures may be slightly different to those observed during the inspection. Further information is available from the Welsh Government My Local School website: mylocalschool.gov.wales a. The term ‘additional learning needs’ is being used to describe those pupils on the SEN/ALN register of the school.