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Cosheston V.C.P. School

Primary · ages 3-11Church in Wales63 pupilsNurseryPembrokeshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance92.9%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families18%
Pupils with additional learning needs36%
Pupils on roll63
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher20.5

Cosheston V.C.P. School is a Church in Wales school (voluntary controlled) in Pembrokeshire for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 63 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Cosheston, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, SA72 4UN01646 683490All 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 Pembrokeshire council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll63
Pupils from low-income families18%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support36%Additional learning needs; Wales –
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 7 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals17.7%19.3%20.7%18.4%12.1%6.0%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)36.0%45.7%33.3%35.8%43.5%16.7%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.9% 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.

Attendance92.9%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 95.6%95.6%20192023: 91.7%91.7%20232024: 91.9%91.9%20242025: 92.9%92.9%2025
Since 2019: -2.7%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,3092025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 4,3574,35720202021: 4,4964,49620212022: 4,5024,50220222023: 4,4944,49420232024: 4,6384,63820242025: 5,0495,04920252026: 5,3095,3092026
Since 2020: +952

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £369 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 m412 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate40 per 1,000 people56% lower than the England average
Typical house price£225,000Pembrokeshire
Nearest bus stop570 mThe Cross, 0 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 Bro PenfroCouncil1.5 miles149Estyn, no gradeCompare
Pembroke Dock CP SchoolCouncil1.7 miles607Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gelli Aur Golden GroveCouncil1.8 miles261Estyn, no gradeCompare
Monkton Priory CP SchoolCouncil2.0 miles200Estyn, no gradeCompare
Lamphey C.P. SchoolCouncil2.4 miles181Estyn, no gradeCompare
Pennar Community SchoolCouncil2.5 miles214Estyn, no gradeCompare
Neyland Primary SchoolCouncil2.6 miles291Estyn, no gradeCompare
Penrhyn Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled SchoolChurch in Wales3.2 miles72Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Cosheston V.C.P. School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Cosheston V.C.P. School yet.

How many pupils does Cosheston V.C.P. School have?

63 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
Cosheston, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, SA72 4UN
Telephone
01646 683490
Type of school
Church in Wales school (voluntary controlled) (Voluntary controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
Church in Wales
Local authority
Pembrokeshire
Ward
Lamphey
Constituency
Mid and South Pembrokeshire
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
400706 · School number 6683036
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Voluntary controlled school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “63” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “17.7” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Church in Wales” to “–”

Where these figures come from