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Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Church in Wales515 pupilsNurseryNewport
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance94.4%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families6%
Pupils with additional learning needs4%
Pupils on roll515
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher23.6

Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School is a Church in Wales school (voluntary aided) in Caerleon for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 515 pupils. Teaching is in English.

High Street, Caerleon, NP18 1AZ01633 423497All 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.

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. As a Church in Wales school it may put families of that faith first.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Newport council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll515
Pupils from low-income families6%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils learning English2%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils11%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 9 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals5.7%5.2%4.8%4.5%4.3%3.6%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)4.0%7.4%8.6%10.0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language1.8%2.2%2.8%3.8%3.8%3.3%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils10.5%9.4%10.3%12.3%12.7%11.1%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.4% 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.

Attendance94.4%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 95.8%95.8%20192023: 93.4%93.4%20232024: 94.2%94.2%20242025: 94.4%94.4%2025
Since 2019: -1.4%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,6002025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 2,9812,98120202021: 3,3363,33620212022: 3,3813,38120222023: 3,7173,71720232024: 4,0614,06120242025: 4,2654,26520252026: 4,6004,6002026
Since 2020: +1,619

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,078 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 m23712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate88 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average
Typical house price£235,000Newport
Nearest bus stop110 mCaerleon Town Hall, 13 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 Gymraeg Nant GwenlliCouncil0.6 miles40Estyn, no gradeCompare
Caerleon Lodge Hill Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles317Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Julians PrimaryCouncil0.8 miles700Estyn, no gradeCompare
Glan Usk Primary SchoolCouncil1.5 miles678Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Gabriel's R.C. Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.5 miles211Estyn, no gradeCompare
Milton Primary SchoolCouncil1.5 miles469Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Joseph's R.C. Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.6 miles206Estyn, no gradeCompare
Eveswell Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles486Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School yet.

How many pupils does Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School have?

515 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
High Street, Caerleon, NP18 1AZ
Telephone
01633 423497
Type of school
Church in Wales school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
Church in Wales
Local authority
Newport
Ward
Caerleon
Constituency
Newport East
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
28 April 2014 (result of amalgamation)
URN
402336 · School number 6803313
Language
English medium school / provision
Formerly
Caerleon Endowed Junior School, Caerleon Endowed Infant school

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Voluntary aided school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “515” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “5.7” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Church in Wales” to “–”

Where these figures come from