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Pil Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council198 pupilsNurseryBridgend
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance92.2%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families40%
Pupils with additional learning needs11%
Pupils on roll198
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher21.9

Pil Primary School is a council school in Bridgend for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 198 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Pyle Inn Way, Pyle, Bridgend, CF33 6AB01656 815630All 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.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Bridgend council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll198
Pupils from low-income families40%Three-year average; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils6%
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 meals39.8%38.9%38.5%35.8%33.0%32.7%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)10.7%24.2%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils6.1%4.6%6.6%5.6%5.3%3.0%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.2% 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.

Attendance92.2%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.4%94.4%20192023: 90.6%90.6%20232024: 91.7%91.7%20242025: 92.2%92.2%2025
Since 2019: -2.2%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,0112025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,5093,50920202021: 3,7083,70820212022: 3,9403,94020222023: 4,1854,18520232024: 4,2704,27020242025: 4,5694,56920252026: 5,0115,0112026
Since 2020: +1,502

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £667 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 m25512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate70 per 1,000 people23% lower than the England average
Typical house price£213,300Bridgend
Nearest bus stop130 mFfald Road, 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
Mynydd Cynffig Primary SchoolCouncil800 m428Estyn, no gradeCompare
Afon-Y-Felin Primary SchoolCouncil950 m143Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Y Ferch O'r SgerCouncil0.8 miles146Estyn, no gradeCompare
Corneli Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles251Estyn, no gradeCompare
Coed Hirwaun Primary SchoolCouncil1.4 miles155Estyn, no gradeCompare
Cefn Cribwr Primary SchoolCouncil1.8 miles156Estyn, no gradeCompare
West Park Primary SchoolCouncil2.8 miles395Estyn, no gradeCompare
Porthcawl Primary SchoolCouncil3.1 miles183Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Pil Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Pil Primary School have?

198 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
Pyle Inn Way, Pyle, Bridgend, CF33 6AB
Telephone
01656 815630
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Bridgend
Ward
Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
401053 · School number 6722227
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “198” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “39.8” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from