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Lakeside Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council473 pupilsNurseryCardiff
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance94.5%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families5%
Pupils with additional learning needs4%
Pupils on roll473
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher21.1

Lakeside Primary School is a council school in Cardiff for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 473 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Ontario Way, Cyncoed, Cardiff, CF23 6HB029 2076 7050lakesideprimaryschool.co.ukAll 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 Cardiff council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll473
Pupils from low-income families5%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support4%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English30%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils58%
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 10 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals5.3%7.3%8.3%8.0%7.0%6.1%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)3.6%4.2%4.1%2.0%5.1%15.8%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language29.6%24.2%22.6%18.3%18.1%16.1%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils57.5%57.5%52.2%52.4%50.0%48.4%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.5% 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.

Attendance94.5%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 96.1%96.1%20192023: 93.1%93.1%20232024: 93.6%93.6%20242025: 94.5%94.5%2025
Since 2019: -1.6%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,0582025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,7353,73520202021: 4,2924,29220212022: 4,1804,18020222023: 4,3764,37620232024: 4,8904,89020242025: 5,1005,10020252026: 5,0585,0582026
Since 2020: +1,323

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £620 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 m15812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate41 per 1,000 people55% lower than the England average
Typical house price£269,475Cardiff
Nearest bus stop270 mHolmwood Close, 18 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
Springwood Primary SchoolCouncil790 m300Estyn, no grade–Compare
All Saints C.I.W. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales950 m138Estyn, no grade–Compare
Rhydypenau Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles488Estyn, no grade–Compare
Llanedeyrn Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles229Estyn, no grade–Compare
St Phillip Evans R.C. Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.9 miles370Estyn, no grade–Compare
Roath Park Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles451Estyn, no grade–Compare
Glyncoed Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles285Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ton-Yr-Ywen Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles454Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in CardiffBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Lakeside Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Lakeside Primary School have?

473 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
Ontario Way, Cyncoed, Cardiff, CF23 6HB
Telephone
029 2076 7050
Website
www.lakesideprimaryschool.co.uk
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Cardiff
Ward
Cyncoed
Constituency
Cardiff East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
401599 · School number 6812074
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 “473” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “5.3” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from