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St Brides C.I.W. Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Church in Wales220 pupilsNurseryVale 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.
Attendance95.8%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families3%
Pupils with additional learning needs9%
Pupils on roll220
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher24.2

St Brides C.I.W. Primary School is a Church in Wales school (voluntary aided) in Vale of Glamorgan for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 220 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Heol Yr Ysgol, St Bride's Major, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, CF32 0TB01656 880477stbridesprimary.org.ukAll 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 Church in Wales school it may put families of that faith first.

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 roll220
Pupils from low-income families3%Three-year average; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils7%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 9 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals2.8%3.4%3.6%2.7%2.0%1.7%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)8.5%7.4%5.7%9.9%8.5%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils6.8%5.6%5.1%4.0%5.3%3.6%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.8% 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.

Attendance95.8%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 96.6%96.6%20192023: 94.9%94.9%20232024: 94.8%94.8%20242025: 95.8%95.8%2025
Since 2019: -0.8%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,8272025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,4093,40920202021: 3,5543,55420212022: 3,6083,60820222023: 3,8203,82020232024: 4,0814,08120242025: 4,3184,31820252026: 4,8274,8272026
Since 2020: +1,418

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £851 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 m2312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate35 per 1,000 people61% lower than the England average
Nearest bus stop160 mHeol Cae Gwyn, 6 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
Wick Marcross C.I.W. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales2.5 miles144Estyn, no gradeCompare
Oldcastle Primary SchoolCouncil2.9 miles413Estyn, no gradeCompare
Maes yr Haul Primary SchoolCouncil2.9 miles471Estyn, no gradeCompare
St David's C.I.W. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales3.0 miles187Estyn, no gradeCompare
Bryntirion Infants SchoolCouncil3.3 miles147Estyn, no gradeCompare
Trelales Primary SchoolCouncil3.3 miles181Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic3.3 miles245Estyn, no gradeCompare
Llangewydd Junior SchoolCouncil3.4 miles348Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is St Brides C.I.W. Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score St Brides C.I.W. Primary School yet.

How many pupils does St Brides C.I.W. Primary School have?

220 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
Heol Yr Ysgol, St Bride's Major, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, CF32 0TB
Telephone
01656 880477
Website
www.stbridesprimary.org.uk
Type of school
Church in Wales school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
Church in Wales
Local authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Ward
St Bride's Major
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
401123 · School number 6733320
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 “220” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “2.8” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Church in Wales” to “–”

Where these figures come from