Penygaer Primary School

Penygaer School is a happy school, and we are proud of the good reputation of our children. Our goal is to give your child a good start in life. We aim for high standards in work and behavior, and by offering a wide range of experiences we hope to give your child the opportunity to achieve his/her potential. Penygaer School is classified as an English medium community primary school that is co-educational (for boys and girls). It is a day school (no boarding).

Our school caters for children between the age of 3 and 11. It is a bright and cheerful place with seven classes: three mixed-age classes in the Foundation Phase (Nursery/Reception, Reception/Year 1 and Year1/Year 2) and four Key Stage 2 classes (Year 3 through to Year 6). In addition to the classrooms, the school has a hall (used for assemblies, P.E., dinner, concerts etc.), a meeting room, two rooms for teaching small groups, a well-being room and a small kiln room.

We aim to enhance your child’s education through a wide variety of experiences, and many visits are organized. These might include short trips e.g. to the Fire Station, or whole-day excursions to such places as the Museum of Welsh Life. In addition, Year 6 children are given a chance to enjoy a residential stay at Pendine School Camp.

We are not allowed to make a direct charge for these educational visits, so we have to rely on voluntary contributions. We ask for this support on the understanding that no child is penalized if a parent does not contribute. (We are grateful that, over the years, parents have been co-operative with contributions.) We will try to give plenty of notice about any visits, and will recommend the contributions that would be required to cover the cost of transport, admission fee etc. Unless all pupils taking part give this voluntary amount, the visit may not be viable and might have to be cancelled.

Our goal is to give every child a good start in life. We aim for high standards in work and behavior, and by offering a wide range of experiences we hope to give each child the opportunity to achieve his or her potential. This vision and our values are at the core of everything we do. They underpin our teaching and the children's learning, and cultivate an environment which prepares our pupils to become confident, happy citizens.

Our Vision

At Penygaer our aim is to ensure that we provide valuable opportunities to support and inspire our children to achieve their best and reach their potential in a happy, caring, inclusive, healthy and safe environment.

Our Values

• Kindness
• Respect
• Honesty
• Trust
• Happiness
• Fairness
• Friendship
• Caring
• Successful
• Safety
• Inclusive

Mission Statement

• Creating an innovative, exciting and relevant curriculum which engages and stimulates all learners
• Planning enriching learning experiences.
• Ensuring all pupils develop their literacy/communication, numeracy and digital skills to enable them to be successful in life
• Promoting the Welsh language as a living, relevant language.
• Developing links with the community to prepare learners for adult life and life-long learning.
• Understanding Llanelli’s place in Wales and the World.
• Robustly challenging and assessing our pupils.
• Developing all practitioners within school and acknowledge our accountability .
• Building partnerships with all parents and stakeholders.
• Learning to understand, manage and express emotions appropriately.
• Developing well-being, ambition and self-confidence.
• Working creatively, independently and collaboratively.
• providing regular physical education lessons within school time and to offer, when possible, after school sporting activities which would include team and co-operative games.
• Promoting a healthy lifestyle.