Ynysfach Primary School

Ynysfach Primary is situated in Neath Valley and is a rural school with a warm, friendly, caring ethos. The aim of this website is to keep families, prospective families and friends of the school in touch with what is going on at our school. Our aim is to educate your child to his/her full potential in a happy, safe and caring environment. Children need to be taught and to develop intellectually, socially, emotionally, physically and morally. Each child is different and has different needs and capabilities in all these areas.

We work to meet these needs and capabilities by Creating an interesting learning environment. Providing our children with high quality teaching, books, materials and equipment in order that they may learn. Helping the children to become independent learners by teaching them key skills and by establishing good working habits. Making school a happy place. Establishing a well ordered school based on self discipline and respect for each other.

Requiring honesty, truthfulness, diligence, perseverance and good manners from the children and to help the children develop these qualities. Educating the children to care for themselves, for others, for the school, for the natural environment and for their community. Developing good relationships between home and school and maintaining open dialogue based on confidence and trust.

We have Home/School agreements in place where Parents “sign up” to supporting the ethos and values of school, so that the positive patterns of behaviour, commitment, courtesy and effort are encouraged both at home and in school. We try to develop consistency in expectations of children, and consistency in their experiences of life.

The school is made up of two traditional Welsh stone buildings. The building to the right houses the Nursery, Reception and Foundation Phase children, the school kitchen and Infant Hall, which doubles up as the dinner hall , a library and the school Medical Room. The Junior children are housed in the building at the top of the campus. There is a Junior Hall, Art room, library, Withdrawal room, School Office and Head teacher’s Office. The school field and playgrounds surround the Infant building. Staff and visitor parking is at the front end of the campus. This is shared with the Integrated Children’s Centre – Building Blocks.