The School Building and Outdoor Environment
The school opened in May 2002 and is a purpose-built primary school catering for 240 pupils. The accommodation is spacious and purposeful. The hall is a multipurpose room, serving as an area for PE, assembly, dinner, performances etc. The classrooms open onto a connecting corridor with access to toilets, cloakrooms, and the outside. An internal- play area providing a safe and secure environment for our youngest children is at the heart of the school. The three-year-old setting, Little Steps – Camau Bach, has a separate purpose- built classroom and play area. School meals are provided and are cooked in the school’s kitchen.
The school grounds have been greatly enhanced to provide a variety of resources for outdoor learning for all ages. Designated environmental areas have been established with the support of agencies such as Brecon Beacons National Park and Wood U Believe It. These include an outdoor learning area called Gardd Tawel, Hobbit Houses and learning zones directly outside the classrooms in Year 1 and Year 2 and After School Club. These developments have been undertaken with the full involvement of pupils, parents, governors and staff. The school has substantial grassed areas and tarmac surfaces. In addition to outdoor learning activities these areas are also used for general play and PE including team games such as football, rugby, cricket, hockey, rounders and netball.
The school is proud to have achieved the Welsh National Quality Award for Healthy Schools and the Platinum Flag for Eco Schools twice. Llanfaes School was the first school in the region to be accredited as a 360 Safe Cymru Online Safe school and this has been successfully reaccredited. We are also a Fairtrade School. Our school is proud to be a Dementia Friendly School. Year 6 pupils plan and organise a Dementia Walk bi-annually to raise funds for the local Brecon Dementia Friend’s group and our intergenerational project includes weekly visits to our local residential home, Trenewydd. We also hold bi-annual MacMillan Coffee mornings.