Ysgol y Fron is situated in the small town of Holywell in Flintshire. It provides education for pupils between seven and 11 years of age. The vast majority of the pupils are admitted to the school from the nearby infant school and the intake covers the full range of ability. Pupils are taught through the medium of English, and Welsh is taught as a second language. All pupils come from English-speaking homes and there are no pupils from ethnic minority groups. Currently there are 133 pupils on roll. Approximately 40% of these are entitled to free school meals. This is substantially higher than the local education authority’s (LA) average of 11% and the all-Wales average of 18%. At the time of the inspection, 60 pupils are listed as requiring additional learning support, 11 of whom have statement of special educational needs. A Resource Centre, which receives separate funding from the LA, caters for 10 pupils from across Flintshire, all of whom have statements of special educational need for moderate learning difficulties. The school was last inspected in October 2005. Pupil numbers have reduced significantly since then. The current headteacher has been in post since September 2006. The 2010-2011 individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol y Fron CP School is £3,396, which compares with a maximum of £7,635 and a minimum of £2,660 for primary schools in Flintshire. The school has the 24th highest budget per pupil out of the 74 primary schools in Flintshire.