School Chooser

Palmerston Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council222 pupilsNurseryBarryVale of Glamorgan
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance89.5%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families25%
Pupils with additional learning needs17%
Pupils on roll222
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher15.9

Palmerston Primary School is a council school in Barry for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 222 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Pen-Y-Bryn, Cadoxton, Barry, CF63 2XL01446 747393All 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 Vale of Glamorgan council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll222
Pupils from low-income families25%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support17%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils12%
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 4 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals25.3%22.4%22.3%23.6%22.5%19.5%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)17.3%24.4%27.3%27.4%16.9%18.6%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils11.7%11.9%9.1%8.6%8.4%7.9%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.5% 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.

Attendance89.5%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 92.6%92.6%20192023: 88.6%88.6%20232024: 89.5%89.5%20242025: 89.5%89.5%2025
Since 2019: -3.1%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,3062025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,7143,71420202021: 3,9723,97220212022: 4,0094,00920222023: 4,2444,24420232024: 4,5134,51320242025: 5,0325,03220252026: 5,3065,3062026
Since 2020: +1,592

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £372 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 m15212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate83 per 1,000 people8% lower than the England average
Nearest bus stop240 mPalmer Street, 13 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
Cadoxton Community PrimaryCouncil0.7 miles460Estyn, no grade–Compare
Jenner Park PrimaryCouncil1.1 miles205Estyn, no grade–Compare
St Andrews Major C.I.W. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales1.2 miles236Estyn, no grade–Compare
Holton Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles383Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Gynradd Gwaun Y NantCouncil1.2 miles209Estyn, no grade–Compare
Oakfield Primary SchoolCouncil1.3 miles156Estyn, no grade–Compare
St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.3 miles317Estyn, no grade–Compare
Sully Primary SchoolCouncil1.3 miles381Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in Vale of GlamorganPrimary schools in BarryBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Palmerston Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Palmerston Primary School have?

222 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
Pen-Y-Bryn, Cadoxton, Barry, CF63 2XL
Telephone
01446 747393
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Ward
Cadoc
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
401099 · School number 6732131
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 “222” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “25.3” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from