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Our Lady's R.C. Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Roman Catholic118 pupilsNurseryRhondda, Cynon, TaffRhondda Cynon Taf
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance90.8%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families30%
Pupils with additional learning needs6%
Pupils on roll118
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher22.5

Our Lady's R.C. Primary School is a Roman Catholic school (voluntary aided) in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 118 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Miskin Road, Miskin, Mountain Ash, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, CF45 3UA01443 472230All 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll118
Pupils from low-income families30%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils learning English13%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils20%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 3 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals30.4%26.2%24.0%19.9%20.2%20.6%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)6.0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language12.9%8.8%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils20.0%18.7%13.1%16.4%13.2%19.5%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.8% 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.

Attendance90.8%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.9%94.9%20192023: 87.5%87.5%20232024: 90.2%90.2%20242025: 90.8%90.8%2025
Since 2019: -4.1%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,0322025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,6923,69220202021: 4,2374,23720212022: 4,1074,10720222023: 4,4954,49520232024: 4,6054,60520242025: 4,7994,79920252026: 5,0325,0322026
Since 2020: +1,340

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £646 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 m26112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate96 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average
Nearest bus stop50 mNixon`s, 17 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
Darrenlas Primary SchoolCouncil460 m222Estyn, no gradeCompare
Miskin Primary SchoolCouncil500 m94Estyn, no gradeCompare
Caegarw Primary SchoolCouncil660 m167Estyn, no gradeCompare
Pengeulan Primary SchoolCouncil670 m136Estyn, no gradeCompare
Penrhiwceibr PrimaryCouncil0.9 miles118Estyn, no gradeCompare
Perthcelyn Community Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles126Estyn, no gradeCompare
Glenboi Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles150Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Rhyd-Y-GrugCouncil1.5 miles278Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Our Lady's R.C. Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Our Lady's R.C. Primary School yet.

How many pupils does Our Lady's R.C. Primary School have?

118 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
Miskin Road, Miskin, Mountain Ash, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, CF45 3UA
Telephone
01443 472230
Type of school
Roman Catholic school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Ward
Mountain Ash
Constituency
Pontypridd
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
401263 · School number 6743309
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 “118” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “30.4” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Roman Catholic” to “–”

Where these figures come from