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St John Lloyd R.C. Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Roman Catholic337 pupilsNurseryCardiff
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance92.3%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families39%
Pupils with additional learning needs4%
Pupils on roll337
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher24.0

St John Lloyd R.C. Primary School is a Roman Catholic school (voluntary aided) in Cardiff for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 337 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Cemaes Crescent, Trowbridge, Cardiff, CF3 1TA029 2077 7690All 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 Cardiff council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll337
Pupils from low-income families39%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support4%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English29%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils56%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 2 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals39.4%41.2%41.8%39.8%33.7%28.6%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)4.2%15.7%20.5%26.8%30.4%36.7%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language29.4%24.5%20.9%20.8%16.7%15.1%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils56.2%55.8%51.6%50.0%46.0%42.6%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.3% 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.

Attendance92.3%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.2%94.2%20192023: 90.0%90.0%20232024: 91.8%91.8%20242025: 92.3%92.3%2025
Since 2019: -1.9%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,6122025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,7563,75620202021: 3,8033,80320212022: 3,7423,74220222023: 3,8893,88920232024: 4,1244,12420242025: 4,3514,35120252026: 4,6124,6122026
Since 2020: +856

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,066 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 m55812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate69 per 1,000 people24% lower than the England average
Typical house price£269,475Cardiff
Nearest bus stop70 mCemaes Way, 16 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
Trowbridge Primary SchoolCouncil270 m188Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Pen Y PilCouncil340 m175Estyn, no gradeCompare
Meadowlane Primary SchoolCouncil640 m319Estyn, no gradeCompare
Oakfield Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles458Estyn, no gradeCompare
Pen-Y-Bryn Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles246Estyn, no gradeCompare
Greenway Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles245Estyn, no gradeCompare
Willowbrook Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles422Estyn, no gradeCompare
Bishop Childs C.I.W. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales0.9 miles201Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is St John Lloyd R.C. Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does St John Lloyd R.C. Primary School have?

337 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
Cemaes Crescent, Trowbridge, Cardiff, CF3 1TA
Telephone
029 2077 7690
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
Cardiff
Ward
Trowbridge
Constituency
Cardiff East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
401656 · School number 6813353
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 “337” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “39.4” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Roman Catholic” to “–”

Where these figures come from