Ponthir Church in Wales School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Ponthir Church in Wales School is in the village of Ponthir in Torfaen. Currently, there are 112 pupils on roll, aged from four to eleven. There are four mixed-year classes taught by three full-time teachers and two part-time teachers.

The average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals over the last three years is around 3%. This is well below the average for Wales of 19%. The school identifies 13% of pupils as having additional learning needs, which is lower than the national average of 21%.

A very few pupils have a statement of special educational needs and a very few are in the care of the local authority. Nearly all pupils are of white British ethnicity and come from homes where English is the main languag...e. A very few pupils speak Welsh at home.

The current acting headteacher took up her post in May 2017. She is seconded from another school. The school's previous inspection was in January 2010.