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Durand Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council229 pupilsNurseryMonmouthshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance93.7%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families17%
Pupils with additional learning needs23%
Pupils on roll229
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher24.6

Durand Primary School is a council school in Monmouthshire for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 229 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Alianore Road, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 5DF01291 422296All 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.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Monmouthshire council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll229
Pupils from low-income families17%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support23%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils7%
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 meals16.9%22.3%25.7%25.5%20.9%14.4%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)23.4%13.2%8.2%6.1%10.1%10.1%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils7.2%7.9%7.7%6.7%6.7%4.5%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.7% 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.

Attendance93.7%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.8%94.8%20192023: 91.8%91.8%20232024: 93.1%93.1%20242025: 93.7%93.7%2025
Since 2019: -1.1%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,9762025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,4443,44420202021: 3,6213,62120212022: 3,9333,93320222023: 3,9843,98420232024: 4,2854,28520242025: 4,4794,47920252026: 4,9764,9762026
Since 2020: +1,532

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £702 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 m18112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate103 per 1,000 people13% higher than the England average
Typical house price£317,500Monmouthshire
Nearest bus stop100 mKestrel Close, 9 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
Castle Park Primary SchoolCouncil670 m186Estyn, no gradeCompare
Dewstow Primary SchoolCouncil730 m204Estyn, no gradeCompare
Archbishop Rowan Williams CIW SchoolChurch in Wales1.1 miles210Estyn, no gradeCompare
Rogiet C.P. SchoolCouncil1.3 miles198Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gymraeg Y FfinVoluntary1.7 miles157Estyn, no gradeCompare
Undy C.P. SchoolCouncil3.1 miles417Estyn, no gradeCompare
Magor V.A. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales3.4 miles290Estyn, no gradeCompare
Shirenewton Junior & Infant SchoolCouncil3.9 miles197Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Durand Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Durand Primary School have?

229 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
Alianore Road, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 5DF
Telephone
01291 422296
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Monmouthshire
Ward
Severn
Constituency
Monmouthshire
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
401481 · School number 6792261
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “229” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “16.9” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from