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Hay-On-Wye C.P. School

Primary · ages 3-11Council185 pupilsNurseryPowys
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance91.0%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families11%
Pupils with additional learning needs5%
Pupils on roll185
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher21.0

Hay-On-Wye C.P. School is a council school in Powys for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 185 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Oxford Road, Hay-on-Wye, Powys, HR3 5BT01497 820339All 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 Powys council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll185
Pupils from low-income families11%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support5%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English3%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils11%
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 8 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals11.2%15.6%18.6%16.4%12.4%8.2%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)4.8%3.2%17.3%18.6%17.9%18.3%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language3.0%3.8%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils10.5%8.9%8.0%5.4%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.0% 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.

Attendance91.0%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 96.5%96.5%20192023: 92.4%92.4%20232024: 92.7%92.7%20242025: 91.0%91.0%2025
Since 2019: -5.5%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,8112025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,8353,83520202021: 3,9403,94020212022: 4,2254,22520222023: 4,3724,37220232024: 4,1924,19220242025: 4,1974,19720252026: 4,8114,8112026
Since 2020: +976

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £867 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 m5612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate45 per 1,000 people50% lower than the England average
Typical house price£247,500Powys
Nearest bus stop80 mHay Castle, 6 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
Clyro C.I.W. SchoolChurch in Wales1.3 miles71Estyn, no gradeCompare
Clifford Primary SchoolCouncil2.9 miles101Good 202382Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Hay-On-Wye C.P. School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Hay-On-Wye C.P. School yet.

How many pupils does Hay-On-Wye C.P. School have?

185 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
Oxford Road, Hay-on-Wye, Powys, HR3 5BT
Telephone
01497 820339
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Powys
Ward
Hay
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
400527 · School number 6662116
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 “185” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “11.2” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from