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St Anthony's R.C. Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Roman Catholic68 pupilsNurseryFlintshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance91.9%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families34%
Pupils with additional learning needs27%
Pupils on roll68
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher17.0

St Anthony's R.C. Primary School is a Roman Catholic school (voluntary aided) in Flintshire for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 68 pupils. Teaching is in English.

High Street, Saltney, Flintshire, CH4 8SG01244 680480All 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. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Flintshire council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll68
Pupils from low-income families34%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support27%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English16%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils25%
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 meals33.5%31.5%32.7%34.2%31.5%25.5%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)26.8%47.5%29.7%29.0%14.8%35.2%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language16.1%19.7%14.9%12.9%14.8%12.5%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils25.0%26.2%23.0%19.4%27.2%30.7%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.9% 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.

Attendance91.9%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 93.8%93.8%20192023: 90.0%90.0%20232024: 89.7%89.7%20242025: 91.9%91.9%2025
Since 2019: -1.9%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£6,6642025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 4,0574,05720202021: 4,1674,16720212022: 4,4474,44720222023: 5,4885,48820232024: 5,8065,80620242025: 6,3786,37820252026: 6,6646,6642026
Since 2020: +2,607

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £986 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 m17712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate65 per 1,000 people29% lower than the England average
Typical house price£210,000Flintshire
Nearest bus stop40 mSaltney Police Station, 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
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. SchoolCouncil410 m169Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic900 m163Not inspected34Compare
Lache Primary SchoolAcademy1000 m169Good 202441Compare
Saltney Ferry C.P. SchoolCouncil1.0 miles137Estyn, no gradeCompare
Belgrave Primary SchoolAcademy1.0 miles211Good 202393Compare
Kings Moat Community Primary SchoolFree school1.1 milesNot inspectedCompare
Dee Point Primary SchoolCouncil1.3 miles485Report card 20265Compare
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy1.4 miles447No overall grade 2024Compare

Questions parents ask

Is St Anthony's R.C. Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score St Anthony's R.C. Primary School yet.

How many pupils does St Anthony's R.C. Primary School have?

68 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
High Street, Saltney, Flintshire, CH4 8SG
Telephone
01244 680480
Type of school
Roman Catholic school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Flintshire
Ward
Saltney Ferry
Constituency
Alyn and Deeside
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
400382 · School number 6643311
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Voluntary aided school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “68” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “33.5” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Roman Catholic” to “–”

Where these figures come from