The rolling three-year national average in 2021 for pupils of statutory school age who are eligible for free school meals in primary schools in Wales is 21%. For secondary schools in Wales 19% are eligible for free school meals.
Eighteen per cent of pupils in primary schools in Wales have a special educational needs provision (SEN). For secondary schools in Wales 20% have a SEN provision.
All case study data comes from the Welsh Government’s Pupil Level Annual School Census database. The latest data is for January 2021.
Albany Primary School
Albany Primary School is an English-medium school situated close to the centre of Cardiff in the multicultural area of Roath. There are currently 434 pupils on roll. Many pupils are from an Ethnic minority background and a majority of pupils speak English as an additional language. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is around 28%.
Cogan Primary School
Cogan Primary School is in the Cogan area of Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan. There are 209 pupils on roll, and just over 14% of them are eligible for free school meals. Most pupils are white British and speak English at home. A few pupils come from a minority ethnic background. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is around 13%.
Coychurch Primary School
Coychurch (Llangrallo) is an English-medium primary school in the village of Coychurch, on the outskirts of Bridgend. It serves the village itself, but a significant number of children attend the school from the surrounding area. There are currently 152 pupils on roll including 18 nursery school pupils. Very few pupils come from an Ethnic minority background and most speak English at home. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is around 14%.
Cwmffrwdoer Primary School
Cwmffrwdoer Primary School is in Pontnewynydd, near Pontypool. The local authority is Torfaen. The school currently has 258 pupils on roll. Very few pupils speak welsh at home and nearly all pupils are White British ethnicity.
The school has a higher rate of pupils eligible for free school meals than the national average. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is around 38%.
Denbighshire Pupil Referral Unit Ysgol Plas Cefndy
Denbighshire portfolio PRU is an all age pupil referral unit (PRU) for pupils experiencing social emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD). The PRU operates across three sites, with an integrated line management structure, and overseen by a single management committee. The main site at Ysgol Plas Cefndy, Rhyl houses foundation phase to key stage 4 provision for pupils with SEBD and the Milestones provision for a small group of key stage 3 and 4 pupils who present with high levels of anxiety. The PRU aims to return pupils to mainstream education or to further education, training or employment.
There were 67 pupils on roll in 2019. The local authority placement panel manages all admissions to the PRU. The majority of pupils are dual registered with their mainstream school. All pupils have access to full-time education.
Dowlais Primary School
Dowlais Primary School serves the community of Dowlais in the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council local authority. There are 191 pupils on roll. A minority of pupils come from an Ethnic minority background and few pupils speak English as an additional language. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is around 21%.
Mount Stuart Primary School
Mount Stuart Primary School is an English-medium school situated in Butetown, Cardiff. There are currently 461 pupils on roll. Nearly all pupils are from an Ethnic minority background and many pupils speak English as an additional language. Around 27% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals over the past three years.
Our Lady and St Michael’s Catholic Primary School
Our Lady and St Michael’s is a voluntary-aided Roman Catholic primary school in Abergavenny in Monmouthshire local authority. The school has 187 pupils. A minority of pupils come from an Ethnic minority background and few pupils speak English as an additional language. Very few pupils speak Welsh at home. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is around 22%.
Pembroke Dock C.P. School
Pembroke Dock County Primary School is near the town centre of Pembroke Dock in the Pembrokeshire local authority. There are 659 pupils on roll, including 100 in nursery. Most pupils are of a White British background and very few speak Welsh at home. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is around 29%.
Pillgwenlly Primary School
Pillgwenlly Primary School is a large multicultural school in an area of high social deprivation in Pill, Newport. Many pupils have an Ethnic minority background and speak English as an additional language. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is around 36%.
Rhayader Church in Wales Primary School
Rhayader Church in Wales Primary School is located in the outskirts of Rhayader in Mid Wales. The school has 203 pupils on roll. The percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals is around 18%. Most pupils come from a White British background. The school is a dual stream school with 65 pupils taught through the medium of Welsh. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is around 20%.
Stanwell School
Stanwell School is an English-medium mixed 11 to 19 comprehensive school situated in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan. There are currently 1,998 pupils on roll, of whom 474 are in the sixth form. The school serves the communities of Penarth and Sully. Many pupils come from a White British background and very few speak English as an additional language. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is 5%, greatly below the national average.
St Woolos Primary School
St Woolos Primary School is near Newport city centre, in Newport local authority. There are 351 pupils on roll, aged between 3 and 11 years. Fifty-one pupils attend the nursery class in either the morning or the afternoon. A majority of pupils come from an Ethnic minority background and over half speak English as an additional language. Very few pupils speak Welsh at home. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is 32%.
Talycopa Primary School
Talycopa Primary School serves the community of Llansamlet on the outskirts of Swansea. The school has 223 pupils between the ages of 3 and 11, including 38 part time pupils in the nursery. Most pupils are from a White British background. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is 19%.
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Myrddin
Ysgol Gyfun Bro Myrddin is a Welsh-medium secondary school for pupils aged between 11 and 19 years. The school is situated in Carmarthen and serves the town, the surrounding villages and rural area.
There are 928 pupils on roll, including 185 pupils in the sixth form. Many pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes. Very few pupils come from Ethnic minority backgrounds. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is 4%.
Ysgol David Hughes
Ysgol David Hughes is a bilingual comprehensive school with 1,128 pupils between 11 and 18 years old on roll, of which 214 are in sixth form. It serves the catchment area of south east Anglesey, which is an agricultural and tourism area, in the main, with some light industry. Nearly 50% of pupils speak Welsh at home. Very few pupils have an Ethnic minority background. Over 7 in 10 pupils are taught through the medium of Welsh. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is 10%.
Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr
Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr is a Welsh-medium secondary school for pupils aged between 11 and 19 years. The school is situated in Gowerton and serves the west of Swansea.
There are 1,107 pupils on roll, including 191 pupils in the sixth form. Around 8% of pupils are eligible for free schools meals. Just less than one in three of pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes. Very few pupils are from Ethnic minority backgrounds.
Ysgol Gynradd Talwrn
Ysgol Gynradd y Talwrn is situated in the village of Talwrn, approximately three miles from Llangefni on the Isle of Anglesey. Welsh is the main medium of the school’s life and work, and English is introduced to pupils in key stage 2. There are 35 pupils between 4 and 11 years old on roll. Very few pupils have an Ethnic minority background and a majority of pupils speak Welsh at home. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is 14%.
Ysgol Y Bynea
Ysgol Gynradd Bynea is in the village of Bynea near Llanelli. The school has grown rapidly over the last four years and there are currently 196 pupils on roll aged 3 to 11. Most students are White British ethnicity and very few speak Welsh at home. Over the last three years the average proportion of pupils who have been eligible for free school meals is 14%.