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Cyfarthfa Park Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council437 pupilsNurseryMerthyr Tydfil
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance93.8%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families17%
Pupils with additional learning needs6%
Pupils on roll437
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher26.9

Cyfarthfa Park Primary School is a council school in Merthyr Tydfil for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 437 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8RE01685 351807All 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 Merthyr Tydfil council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll437
Pupils from low-income families17%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support6%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English7%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils8%
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 meals16.8%16.6%16.6%15.0%13.8%13.4%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)5.7%5.7%9.3%11.8%16.0%22.6%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language6.9%4.8%4.5%3.4%4.3%5.1%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils8.2%9.0%8.5%7.2%7.2%7.3%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.8% 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.

Attendance93.8%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.7%94.7%20192023: 91.5%91.5%20232024: 92.5%92.5%20242025: 93.8%93.8%2025
Since 2019: -0.9%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,9622025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,6983,69820202021: 3,7583,75820212022: 3,8743,87420222023: 4,1864,18620232024: 1,3171,31720242025: 4,4474,44720252026: 4,9624,9622026
Since 2020: +1,264

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £716 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 m19012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate63 per 1,000 people31% lower than the England average
Typical house price£145,000Merthyr Tydfil
Nearest bus stop80 mRound House, 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
Goetre Primary SchoolCouncil840 m413Estyn, no grade–Compare
Gwaunfarren Primary SchoolCouncil890 m280Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Gynradd Coed y DderwenCouncil0.6 miles223Estyn, no grade–Compare
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic0.7 miles989Estyn, no grade95Compare
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Santes TudfulCouncil0.7 miles411Estyn, no grade–Compare
Caedraw Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles228Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol-Y-Graig Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles213Estyn, no grade–Compare
Heolgerrig Community SchoolCouncil1.0 miles210Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in Merthyr TydfilBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Cyfarthfa Park Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Cyfarthfa Park Primary School have?

437 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
Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8RE
Telephone
01685 351807
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Ward
Park
Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
401270 · School number 6752002
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 “437” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “16.8” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from