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St David's R.C. Junior & Infants School

Primary · ages 4-11Roman Catholic215 pupilsNewport
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance94.2%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families8%
Pupils with additional learning needs5%
Pupils on roll215
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher25.0

St David's R.C. Junior & Infants School is a Roman Catholic school (voluntary aided) in Newport for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 215 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Park Crescent, Newport, NP20 3AQ01633 816027All 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 Newport council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll215
Pupils from low-income families8%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support5%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English14%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils38%
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 meals8.1%7.6%9.2%10.2%11.4%9.6%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)4.9%20.1%8.7%14.9%14.1%10.8%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language14.1%9.2%12.0%9.0%21.1%21.6%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils37.8%35.3%30.4%29.8%30.3%29.7%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.2% 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.

Attendance94.2%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 96.3%96.3%20192023: 94.1%94.1%20232024: 94.5%94.5%20242025: 94.2%94.2%2025
Since 2019: -2.1%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,9052025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,2063,20620202021: 3,6223,62220212022: 3,7143,71420222023: 4,0814,08120232024: 4,4584,45820242025: 4,6824,68220252026: 4,9054,9052026
Since 2020: +1,699

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £773 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 m23212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate80 per 1,000 people13% lower than the England average
Typical house price£235,000Newport
Nearest bus stop170 mTredegar Park Gates, 17 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
Gaer Primary schoolCouncil710 m477Estyn, no gradeCompare
Maesglas C.P. SchoolCouncil780 m294Estyn, no gradeCompare
Tredegar Park Primary SchoolCouncil790 m455Estyn, no gradeCompare
Glasllwch C.P. SchoolCouncil0.9 miles229Estyn, no gradeCompare
Clytha Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles238Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Michael's R.C. Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.2 miles250Estyn, no gradeCompare
Pillgwenlly C.P. SchoolCouncil1.3 miles656Estyn, no gradeCompare
High Cross PrimaryCouncil1.4 miles257Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is St David's R.C. Junior & Infants School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score St David's R.C. Junior & Infants School yet.

How many pupils does St David's R.C. Junior & Infants School have?

215 pupils aged 4 to 11.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Park Crescent, Newport, NP20 3AQ
Telephone
01633 816027
Type of school
Roman Catholic school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Newport
Ward
Gaer
Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
401549 · School number 6803300
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 “215” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “8.1” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Roman Catholic” to “–”

Where these figures come from