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Nottage Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council326 pupilsNurseryBridgend
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance93.1%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families14%
Pupils with additional learning needs4%
Pupils on roll326
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher23.0

Nottage Primary School is a council school in Bridgend for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 326 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Suffolk Place, Porthcawl, Bridgend, CF36 3ED01656 815540All 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 Bridgend council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll326
Pupils from low-income families14%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support4%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils6%
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 meals13.9%16.5%18.2%17.3%15.4%13.1%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)4.2%–2.4%5.6%7.8%7.8%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils6.4%7.6%7.9%5.3%5.0%5.5%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.1% 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.

Attendance93.1%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.8%94.8%20192023: 90.8%90.8%20232024: 93.3%93.3%20242025: 93.1%93.1%2025
Since 2019: -1.7%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,5672025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,1243,12420202021: 3,3383,33820212022: 3,5213,52120222023: 3,6623,66220232024: 3,8513,85120242025: 3,9973,99720252026: 4,5674,5672026
Since 2020: +1,443

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,111 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 m20412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate59 per 1,000 people36% lower than the England average
Typical house price£213,300Bridgend
Nearest bus stop40 mLlangwm Way, 25 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
West Park Primary SchoolCouncil900 m395Estyn, no grade–Compare
Newton Primary SchoolCouncil930 m169Estyn, no grade–Compare
Porthcawl Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles183Estyn, no grade–Compare
Corneli Primary SchoolCouncil2.6 miles251Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Y Ferch O'r SgerCouncil2.7 miles146Estyn, no grade–Compare
Afon-Y-Felin Primary SchoolCouncil2.9 miles143Estyn, no grade–Compare
Pil Primary SchoolCouncil3.3 miles198Estyn, no grade–Compare
Mynydd Cynffig Primary SchoolCouncil3.6 miles428Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in BridgendBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Nottage Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Nottage Primary School have?

326 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
Suffolk Place, Porthcawl, Bridgend, CF36 3ED
Telephone
01656 815540
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Bridgend
Ward
Porthcawl West Central
Constituency
Bridgend
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
401046 · School number 6722194
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 “326” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “13.9” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from