Penpych Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council170 pupilsNurseryRhondda Rhondda 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.

Attendance90.2%Wales 92.8%

Pupils from low-income families37%

Pupils with additional learning needs4%

Pupils on roll170

NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Pupils per teacher21.2

Penpych Community Primary School is a council school in Rhondda for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 170 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Blaenrhondda Road, Ty Newydd, Treherbert, Rhondda, CF42 5SD01443 771434All details

Inspection

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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 reports My 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll170

Pupils from low-income families37%Three-year average; Wales –

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

Year	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals	37.4%	37.0%	38.6%	39.6%	39.7%	38.5%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)	–	–	–	–	3.7%	29.3%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.2% 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.

Attendance90.2%

Wales 92.8%

Official name: 100 minus overall absence

Trend

Attendance

2019 to 2025

Since 2019: -4.2%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,9082025/26, Wales £5,678

Trend

Budget per pupil (£)

2020 to 2026

Since 2020: +1,577

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £770 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 m5412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate81 per 1,000 people11% lower than the England average

Nearest bus stop120 mClyngwyn Road, 14 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

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Penyrenglyn Primary School	Council	1.4 miles	180	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Ysgol G.G. Ynyswen	Council	1.8 miles	222	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Treorchy Primary School	Council	2.5 miles	408	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Parc Primary School	Council	2.5 miles	241	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Pen Afan Primary	Council	2.9 miles	95	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Maerdy Community Primary School	Council	3.2 miles	293	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Glyncorrwg Primary School	Council	3.3 miles	91	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Ton Pentre Junior School	Council	3.5 miles	164	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare

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Questions parents ask

Is Penpych Community Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Penpych Community Primary School have?

170 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: Blaenrhondda Road, Ty Newydd, Treherbert, Rhondda, CF42 5SD
Telephone: 01443 771434
Type of school: Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase: Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character: None
Local authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Ward: Treherbert
Constituency: Rhondda and Ogmore
Setting: Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN: 401262 · School number 6742369
Language: English medium school / provision

Official record My Local School Download this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

13 September 2026PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
13 September 2026TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
13 September 2026Pupil numbers changed from “170” to “–”
13 September 2026Free school meals % changed from “37.4” to “–”
13 September 2026ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education Get Information About Schools and the Welsh Government address list of schools (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Results, attendance, pupils, staff and budget: Welsh Government, My Local School, latest data to 2026.
Neighbourhood deprivation: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 postcode lookup.
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