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Betws Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council174 pupilsNurseryBridgend
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance90.5%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families47%
Pupils with additional learning needs8%
Pupils on roll174
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher18.8

Betws Primary School is a council school in Bridgend for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 174 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Heol Bradford, Bettws, Bridgend, CF32 8TB01656 815650All details

Inspection

Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Since September 2022 Estyn's reports describe what a school does well and what it needs to work on, without giving a grade.

Estyn's latest report, and any follow-up visits, are on Estyn's website. The only schools given a formal label are those in special measures or needing significant improvement.

Find this school's Estyn reportsMy Local School (Welsh Government)

Results

Wales stopped publishing results for individual primary schools in 2019, so there are none to show. Attendance, pupil numbers and staffing below come from the Welsh Government's My Local School.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. The council hands out the places. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups go first; after that, the closer you live, the better your chances.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Bridgend council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll174
Pupils from low-income families47%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support8%Additional learning needs; Wales –
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 1 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals47.1%50.0%51.0%49.0%45.7%43.5%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)8.0%6.3%6.9%7.1%15.2%17.8%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils–5.5%4.9%3.9%5.5%6.7%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.5% of the time. Across primary schools in Wales it was 92.8%. Wales doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on exclusions, for individual schools.

Attendance90.5%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 93.4%93.4%20192023: 89.5%89.5%20232024: 91.3%91.3%20242025: 90.5%90.5%2025
Since 2019: -2.9%

Staff and budget

From the Welsh Government's My Local School, 2025/26.

Budget per pupil£5,4402025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,7543,75420202021: 4,0324,03220212022: 4,3104,31020222023: 4,5384,53820232024: 4,9254,92520242025: 5,0465,04620252026: 5,4405,4402026
Since 2020: +1,686

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £238 less than the Welsh average for primary schools. Small and rural schools tend to get more per pupil.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m11112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate59 per 1,000 people35% lower than the England average
Typical house price£213,300Bridgend
Nearest bus stop120 mOddfellows, 11 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Calon Y CymoeddCouncil40 m193Estyn, no grade–Compare
Tynyrheol Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles60Estyn, no grade–Compare
Brynmenyn Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles411Estyn, no grade–Compare
Bryncethin Primary SchoolCouncil1.9 miles237Estyn, no grade–Compare
Tondu Primary SchoolCouncil2.0 miles199Estyn, no grade–Compare
St Robert's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic2.3 miles171Estyn, no grade–Compare
Llangynwyd Primary SchoolCouncil2.4 miles92Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ffaldau Primary SchoolCouncil2.9 miles133Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in BridgendBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Betws Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Betws Primary School yet.

How many pupils does Betws Primary School have?

174 pupils aged 3 to 11.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Heol Bradford, Bettws, Bridgend, CF32 8TB
Telephone
01656 815650
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Bridgend
Ward
Garw Valley
Constituency
Rhondda and Ogmore
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
401026 · School number 6722051
Language
English medium school / provision
Official recordMy Local SchoolDownload this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “174” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “47.1” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from