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Pre-nursery and nursery school admissions
Before you apply: Check your School catchment area You can apply for up to 3 different schools. You must rank the schools in order of preference. The first school should be the one you would most lik… Content last updated: 28 October 2024
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School Inspections
All schools are inspected by Estyn on a six-yearly cycle although schools that do not perform as well as they should may be subject to follow-up inspections and/or additional monitoring by the local a… Content last updated: 11 May 2021
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School admissions information
The entry of children into schools is controlled and administered by an ‘Admissions Authority’. For all Community Schools in Merthyr Tydfil, including Welsh Medium, the Admissions Authority is the Sc… Content last updated: 05 March 2025
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Goetre Primary School
Project Description: New build 420 place primary school for Goetre including 80 Full Time Equivalent nursery places, 2 Learning Resources Bases, Flying Start childcare provision and community facilit… Content last updated: 11 February 2025
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Council consults on plans for transport interchange improvements
The County Borough Council is consulting residents and businesses on plans to improve the ‘corridor’ between the new bus interchange and railway station. As part of the 15-year Town Centre Masterplan… Content last updated: 07 March 2022
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School crossing patrols
When you see a SCP step into the road ahead of you, displaying the STOP sign, drivers MUST STOP to allow people cross the road (Rule 87 of the Highway Code) It is an offence under the Road Traffic Act… Content last updated: 31 October 2019
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Delta COVID-19 variant – Goetre School, Merthyr Tydfil
Concerns of potential cases of the Delta variant at Goetre School in Merthyr Tydfil have meant that, for precautionary measures, the school will remain closed until Monday 14th June 2021. With this va… Content last updated: 04 June 2021
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School Term and Holiday Dates
Academic Year 2024/2025 TERM TERM BEGINS HALF TERM STARTS HALF TERM ENDS TERM ENDS AUTUMN2024 Monday2 September Monday28 October Friday1 November Friday20 December SPRING2025 Monday6 Januar… Content last updated: 24 July 2024
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School Forum Working Group - 2024/2025 Academic Year
2024-09-24 School Budget Forum Working Group 2024-10-15 School Budget Forum Working Group 2024-11-19 School Budget Forum Working Group 2025-01-13 School Budget Forum Working Group Content last updated: 30 January 2025
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School Budget Forum - 2024/2025 Academic Year
2024-10-18 School Budget Forum Minutes 2024-12-10 School Budget Forum Minutes 2025-01-08 School Budget Forum Minutes Content last updated: 30 January 2025
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Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School
Project Description: Blessed Carlo Acutis (BCA) Catholic School is currently operating across four separate sites - St Aloysius Campus, St Illtyd's Campus, St Mary's Campus, and Bishop Hedley Campus.… Content last updated: 22 May 2024
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Pen Y Dre High School
Project Description: Pen Y Dre High School is currently being fully refurbished in phases to meet new Net Zero Carbon in Operation standards set by Welsh Government. This is the first refurbishment o… Content last updated: 22 May 2024
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Universal Primary FREE School Meals
Welsh Government aims to provide every child in primary school in Wales with a free school meal by September 2024, regardless of household income. From February 19th 2024, UPFSM (Universal Primary Fre… Content last updated: 15 February 2024
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Ending School Meal Holiday Payments
Dear Parent/ Carer,We have been asked by Welsh Government (WG) to inform you that there will not be any further extension to the school holiday Free School Meal provision.This means that unfortunately… Content last updated: 26 July 2023