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Our Lady & St Michael's School

Primary · ages 4-11Roman Catholic203 pupilsMonmouthshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance92.8%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families18%
Pupils with additional learning needs17%
Pupils on roll203
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher24.2

Our Lady & St Michael's School is a Roman Catholic school (voluntary aided) in Monmouthshire for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 203 pupils. Teaching is in English.

14 Pen Y Pound Road, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5UD01873 735080All 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. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first.

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 roll203
Pupils from low-income families18%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support17%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English19%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils34%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 2 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals17.8%21.9%25.2%25.1%21.7%16.6%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)17.0%22.9%15.4%31.6%21.2%20.3%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language19.3%16.0%18.7%13.1%19.4%15.2%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils33.7%32.2%28.2%23.4%29.9%30.3%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.8% 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.

Attendance92.8%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 95.1%95.1%20192023: 92.1%92.1%20232024: 92.7%92.7%20242025: 92.8%92.8%2025
Since 2019: -2.3%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,8672025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,7773,77720202021: 3,9073,90720212022: 4,0054,00520222023: 3,8563,85620232024: 4,0344,03420242025: 4,3634,36320252026: 4,8674,8672026
Since 2020: +1,090

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £811 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 m66112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate116 per 1,000 people27% higher than the England average
Typical house price£317,500Monmouthshire
Nearest bus stop70 mPenypound Church, 12 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
Cantref PrimaryCouncil390 m235Estyn, no gradeCompare
King Henry viii 3-19 SchoolCouncil690 m1,310Estyn, no grade80Compare
Ysgol Gymraeg Y FenniCouncil0.8 miles271Estyn, no gradeCompare
Llanfoist Fawr Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles209Estyn, no gradeCompare
Llantilio Pertholey C.V. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales1.1 miles203Estyn, no gradeCompare
Gilwern C.P. SchoolCouncil3.0 miles213Estyn, no gradeCompare
Blaenavon Heritage Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch in Wales4.4 miles472Estyn, no gradeCompare
Llanfihangel Crucorney C.P. SchoolCouncil4.7 miles67Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Our Lady & St Michael's School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Our Lady & St Michael's School yet.

How many pupils does Our Lady & St Michael's School have?

203 pupils aged 4 to 11.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
14 Pen Y Pound Road, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5UD
Telephone
01873 735080
Type of school
Roman Catholic school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Monmouthshire
Ward
Cantref
Constituency
Monmouthshire
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
401500 · School number 6793317
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Voluntary aided school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “203” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “17.8” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Roman Catholic” to “–”

Where these figures come from