SCHOOLS across the area have been colour-coded, ranked by their performance.

The categorisation list from the Welsh Government was released yesterday listing each school in the area, ranking them with green, yellow, amber or red.

Ammanford’s primary school’s which include, Parcyrhun, Ysgol Gymraeg Rhydaman and Ysgol Bro Banw have been categorised as green- doing well and in need of the least support.

Other local schools in the Ammanford and Amman Valley area also received green or yellow categorisations. Those in the Towy Valley were also in the main awarded green or yellow labels, with a few being placed into amber.

No schools in Carmarthenshire were given the status of red- identified as those needing the most support.

In Neath Port Talbot there were broader results with a similar pattern for primaries in the Swansea authority.

Comprehensives were also categorised. Cwmtawe Community School has been awarded green, Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, Ysgol Bro Dinefwr, Maes Y Gwendraeth and Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera all labelled yellow.

Each school’s category has been determined by a range of factors, including the leadership quality, performance data, self- evaluation and its wider capacity to improve.

Local authorities and regional consortia also have a key role to play in deciding the categories of schools in their areas.

Figures across Wales shows that 79.5 per cent of primary schools and 57 per cent of secondary schools are in either the green or yellow categories. Of 1316 primary schools 294 (22 per cent) are in the green category and 32 (only 2 per cent) are in the red category.

Of 212 Secondary schools, 39 are in the green category (18 per cent) and 26 are in red category (12 per cent). Direct comparisons cannot be made to last year’s results due adjustments to the data matrix

The Welsh Government has said schools in the green category will have a key role to play in supporting schools in the other categories to improve.

Carmarthenshire County Councillor Kevin Madge paid tribute to his local school, Ysgol Y Bedol in Garnant, and to others in the county.

"As former chair of Governors at Ysgol y Bedol I would like to say how pleased I am that the school has kept in the green zone this year," he said.

"I feel the school always goes that extra mile for pupils on free school meals, which is the reason the school has one again achieved this excellent result. I believe the school’s success is down to head teacher Donna Williams and her staff."

Cllr Madge added: "It was also pleasing to see no schools in the area were in the red zone. It shows schools continue to improve.

"The improvement year on year, I believe, is down to the Welsh Government’s 21st century schools programme."

The Categories:

GREEN: Highly effective schools with a track record of high levels of achievement

YELLOW: Effective schools and with good achievements but need to take some action to improve.

AMBER: Schools that need improvement and are not improving quickly enough. Intervention and short-term support will be given.

RED: Schools experiencing a decline in key performance aspects and in need of the greatest improvements. Will receive intensive support and intervention

 

THE SCHOOLS BY AUTHORITY AREA:

 

 

CARMARTHENSHIRE

Comprehensive

Ysgol Dyffryn Aman                               Yellow

Ysgol Maes Y Gwendraeth                      Yellow

Ysgol Bro Dinefwr                                 Yellow

Primary

Ysgol Gynradd Drefach                           Amber

Ysgol Gynradd Y Tymbl                          Yellow

Ysgol Gynradd Gorslas                           Yellow

Cross Hands CP School                          Yellow

Ysgol Gynradd Saron                             Green

Betws School                                        Yellow

Ysgol Gynradd Ty-croes                         Yellow

Parcyrhun Primary School                      Green

Ysgol Gynradd Blaenau                          Amber

Ysgol Llanedi                                        Yellow

Ysgol Gynradd Ffairfach                         Amber

Talley CP School                                   Amber

Cwrt Henri Primary School                     Yellow

Llangadog CP School                             Yellow

Llansadwrn School                                Yellow

Ysgol Rhys Prichard                               Yellow

Llanwrda School                                    Amber

Ysgol Y Dderwen                                   Green

Hendy CP School                                  Yellow

Ysgol Gynradd Llannon                          Yellow

Brynaman CP School                             Green

Ysgol Gymraeg Rhydaman                     Green

Llandybie CP School                             Yellow

Ysgol Teilo Sant Green

Llandeilo County Primary                       Amber

Penygroes CP School                             Yellow

YG Nantgaredig                                     Green

Ysgol Y Bedol                                        Green

Ysgol Bro Banw                                     Green

 

NEATH PORT TALBOT

Secondary

Cwmtawe Community School                  Green

Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera                            Yellow

Primary

Alltwen Primary School                            Yellow

YGG Cwmllynfell                                     Yellow

Godre'rgraig Primary School                    Yellow

YGG Gwaun Cae Gurwen                         Green

Llangiwg Primary School                          Red

YGG Blaendulais                                     Amber

Rhydyfro Primary School                         Yellow

Tairgwaith Primary School                       Red

YGG Trebannws                                      Amber

YG Y Wern                                             Amber

YGG Pontardawe                                    Green

 

SWANSEA:

Secondary

Pontarddulais Comprehensive School       Green

Primary

Ynystawe Primary School                        Green

Craigcefnparc Primary                             Red

Pontarddulais Primary School                  Green

YGG Gellionnen Swansea                        Yellow

Clydach Primary School Swansea            Yellow

 

POWYS

Secondary

Ysgol Maesydderwen                              Green