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Penrhys Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council86 pupilsNurseryFerndaleRhondda 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.
Attendance90.0%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families64%
Pupils with additional learning needs29%
Pupils on roll86
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher14.3

Penrhys Primary School is a council school in Ferndale for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 86 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Penrhys, Tylorstown, Ferndale, CF43 3PL01443 730037All 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll86
Pupils from low-income families64%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support29%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils7%
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 1 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals63.5%66.2%72.8%77.5%78.5%76.0%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)28.5%53.4%22.8%24.7%43.9%52.0%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils7.1%11.0%10.1%11.8%11.0%11.0%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.0% 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.

Attendance90.0%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 92.4%92.4%20192023: 89.0%89.0%20232024: 90.6%90.6%20242025: 90.0%90.0%2025
Since 2019: -2.4%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£8,4942025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 7,4477,44720202021: 7,1047,10420212022: 6,6206,62020222023: 7,0647,06420232024: 6,4236,42320242025: 7,2587,25820252026: 8,4948,4942026
Since 2020: +1,047

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £2,816 more 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 m15612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate96 per 1,000 people5% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop80 mPenrhys Primary School, 11 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
Tylorstown Primary SchoolCouncil640 m115Estyn, no grade–Compare
Pontygwaith Primary SchoolCouncil860 m155Estyn, no grade–Compare
Pontrhondda Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles124Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol G.G. BodringalltCouncil1.1 miles141Estyn, no grade–Compare
Bodringallt Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles75Estyn, no grade–Compare
Darran Park Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles320Estyn, no grade–Compare
Llwynypia Primary SchoolCouncil1.4 miles185Estyn, no grade–Compare
Gelli Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles203Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in Rhondda Cynon TafPrimary schools in FerndaleBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Penrhys Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Penrhys Primary School have?

86 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
Penrhys, Tylorstown, Ferndale, CF43 3PL
Telephone
01443 730037
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
Tylorstown and Ynyshir
Constituency
Rhondda and Ogmore
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 January 2003 (new provision)
URN
402037 · School number 6742373
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 “86” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “63.5” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from