Ysgol Gynradd Pontyberem
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
230
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. 2.18
Estyn Report
(01/03/2023)
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)

21.6:1
NATIONAL AVG. 20.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
92.3%
NATIONAL AVG. 91.5%
Attendance during the year
Welsh medium
Language of the school
MORE INFO
15.6%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.7%
Free school meals
4.3%
NATIONAL AVG. 5.0%
Pupils with SEN support
Heol Y Felin
Pontyberem
Llanelli
Carmarthenshire
SA15 5EB
01269 870306

School Description

The school’s leadership is strong and effective and respects the contributions of everyone associated with it. As a result, the school is an inclusive one where leaders and staff promote healthy relationships well, with a specific emphasis on ensuring equality, equal opportunities and fairness for all individuals within its community. They respect the contributions of all pupils to the school’s life and work and implement procedures to ensure that they are all in a good place emotionally to enable them to learn. As a result, nearly all pupils are happy and feel safe in the school’s caring and inclusive community. A broad and balanced curriculum is provided for pupils that builds effectively on their knowledge, understanding and skills. Provision is exciting and provides an opportunity to pupils to learn about their local area, Wales and places further afield. This raises their awareness of their place in society and the importance of being responsible and conscientious citizens. As a result, most pupils develop very positive attitudes towards their learning, are keen to take advantage of the rich range of learning experiences and make sound progress from their starting points. Pupils are given a strong voice to contribute to what they would like to learn. They are very happy about this and particularly about the opportunities they are given to organise interesting activities that add to the richness of the curriculum and that often place a clear focus on supporting humanitarian activities. Pupils are given regular and valuable opportunities to take part in sports, activities, performances and events such as eisteddfodau and concerts, which nurture their self-confidence and their physical, expressive and creative ability. Staff know their pupils very well and meet the needs of different groups masterfully, including those with additional learning needs, others who have challenges in terms of behaviour and others who are vulnerable. Most teachers have very high expectations and classroom arrangements are effective, on the whole. However, this practice is not consistent or effective enough across the school. Although the school develops most pupils’ literacy, numeracy and information and communication technology skills well, strategies to enable a minority of pupils to read fluently and enjoy reading have not been developed consistently enough.

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