The school is situated in the village of Pontsian in the Vale of Clettwr. Ysgol Pontsian is a bilingual community primary school that serves the village and the surrounding rural area. There are 36 full-time pupils, from 4 to 11 years of age, on the school roll and they have been divided into two classes. Welsh is the main language spoken in the home by about a third of the pupils and English is the first language of the remainder. There are no pupils from a minority ethnic background. Every pupil is expected to be fluent in both Welsh and English by the end of Key Stage 2 (KS2). According to the school, the area is neither socially nor economically deprived, nor prosperous, and 14% of pupils are entitled to free school meals. This is slightly lower than the national average. The school notes that 25% of pupils have special educational needs (SEN) which is slightly higher than the national average, and one pupil has a statement of SEN. The school’s per capita budget is £3743, which compares with a maximum of £24,095 and a minimum of £2741 for primary schools in Ceredigion authority. The school has the 29th highest budget per pupil out of the 63 primary schools in Ceredigion. The school was last inspected in March 2005. Since then, the school has been part of an informal federalisation scheme with Ysgol Uwchradd Dyffryn Teifi. The Head teacher of Dyffryn Teifi has been the Acting Head teacher of Ysgol Pontsian since September 2009, with an assistant Head teacher located on the primary school site since this period.