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Plasnewydd Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Primary school
Castle Street, Maesteg, Bridgend CF34 9UN · plasnewyddprimary.com · 01656 815770
On the mapSearch near CF34 9UN
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected January 2018
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 176
- Local authority
- Bridgend
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 43.5%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 5.4%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 5.4%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 9.2%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in January 2018. That was before Estyn stopped grading in 2022, and the report judged: Standards unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement; Wellbeing and attitudes to learning good; Teaching and learning experiences unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement; Care, support and guidance adequate and needs improvement; Leadership and management unsatisfactory and needs urgent improvement.
Judgements · 2017 framework
| Standards | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|
| Wellbeing and attitudes to learning | Good |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Unsatisfactory |
| Care, support and guidance | Adequate |
| Leadership and management | Unsatisfactory |
Recommendations · January 2018
- Improve the quality of teaching and assessment in key stage 2
- Raise standards in reading, writing and mathematics in key stage 2
- Revise the curriculum so that it is broad and balanced and meets the needs of all pupils
- Challenge more able pupils
- Strengthen the effectiveness of senior leaders in identifying and addressing shortcomings in standards and provision
- Address the safeguarding issues identified during the inspection
All reports
- May 2025Interim visit letter
- Oct 2021Monitoring visit
- Jan 2018Inspection reportLast full
- Jun 2011Inspection report