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Romilly Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council684 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.
Attendance92.4%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families14%
Pupils with additional learning needs5%
Pupils on roll684
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher22.6

Romilly Community Primary School is a council school in Barry for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 684 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Romilly Road, Barry, CF62 6LF01446 736934All 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 roll684
Pupils from low-income families14%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support5%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English2%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils11%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 6 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals14.3%15.0%15.0%14.4%13.7%12.9%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)4.5%3.2%3.6%1.1%10.4%12.5%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language1.6%2.3%2.7%2.6%3.4%3.2%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils11.2%10.3%11.2%9.6%10.2%10.8%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.4% 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.

Attendance92.4%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 93.9%93.9%20192023: 90.7%90.7%20232024: 92.8%92.8%20242025: 92.4%92.4%2025
Since 2019: -1.5%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,2042025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,0223,02220202021: 3,1483,14820212022: 3,2463,24620222023: 3,4613,46120232024: 3,6273,62720242025: 3,8413,84120252026: 4,2044,2042026
Since 2020: +1,182

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,474 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 m35312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate89 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average
Nearest bus stop100 mPark Hotel, 18 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
High Street Primary SchoolCouncil650 m232Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Sant BarucCouncil700 m337Estyn, no grade–Compare
All Saints C.I.W. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales850 m207Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Sant CurigCouncil920 m433Estyn, no grade–Compare
Barry Island PrimaryCouncil0.7 miles235Estyn, no grade–Compare
Gladstone Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles434Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Gymraeg Bro MorgannwgCouncil0.9 miles1,431Estyn, no grade88Compare
St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.1 miles317Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in Vale of GlamorganPrimary schools in BarryBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Romilly Community Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Romilly Community Primary School have?

684 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
Romilly Road, Barry, CF62 6LF
Telephone
01446 736934
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
Illtyd
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
402221 · School number 6732182
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 “684” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “14.3” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from