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Ty Sign Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council425 pupilsNurseryCaerphilly
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance91.6%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families31%
Pupils with additional learning needs17%
Pupils on roll425
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher23.9

Ty Sign Primary School is a council school in Caerphilly for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 425 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Elm Drive, Risca, Caerphilly, NP11 6HJ01633 612813All 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 Caerphilly council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll425
Pupils from low-income families31%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support17%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English2%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils8%
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 3 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals30.8%32.4%33.2%31.9%29.9%27.9%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)16.8%17.7%22.9%28.7%29.1%29.1%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language1.5%2.3%2.9%2.4%2.9%1.3%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils7.8%7.8%7.8%6.8%7.0%7.0%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.6% 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.

Attendance91.6%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 93.7%93.7%20192023: 88.1%88.1%20232024: 90.4%90.4%20242025: 91.6%91.6%2025
Since 2019: -2.1%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,8692025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,1813,18120202021: 3,7053,70520212022: 3,6413,64120222023: 3,9113,91120232024: 4,0654,06520242025: 4,4234,42320252026: 4,8694,8692026
Since 2020: +1,688

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £809 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 m43312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate107 per 1,000 people18% higher than the England average
Typical house price£190,000Caerphilly
Nearest bus stop170 mBottom Shops, 23 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
Pentwynmawr Primary SchoolCouncil150 m116Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery SchoolCouncil530 m110Estyn, no grade–Compare
Risca Primary SchoolCouncil740 m332Estyn, no grade–Compare
Waunfawr Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles165Estyn, no grade–Compare
Mount Pleasant PrimaryCouncil2.1 miles265Estyn, no grade–Compare
Cwmcarn Primary SchoolCouncil2.4 miles220Estyn, no grade–Compare
Machen Primary SchoolCouncil2.4 miles166Estyn, no grade–Compare
Jubilee Park Primary SchoolCouncil2.4 miles364Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in CaerphillyBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Ty Sign Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ty Sign Primary School yet.

How many pupils does Ty Sign Primary School have?

425 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
Elm Drive, Risca, Caerphilly, NP11 6HJ
Telephone
01633 612813
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Caerphilly
Ward
Risca East
Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 2003 (new provision)
URN
402042 · School number 6762384
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 “425” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “30.8” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from