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Waunfawr Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council165 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.
Attendance94.5%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families18%
Pupils with additional learning needs11%
Pupils on roll165
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher22.2

Waunfawr Primary School is a council school in Caerphilly for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 165 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Waunfawr Road, Crosskeys, Caerphilly, NP11 7PG01495 270269All 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 roll165
Pupils from low-income families18%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support11%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils7%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 6 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals18.0%19.7%20.2%18.7%15.9%13.6%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)11.3%9.1%9.4%13.5%10.9%15.6%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils6.5%7.6%6.5%6.7%7.2%7.4%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.5% 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.

Attendance94.5%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.5%94.5%20192023: 91.5%91.5%20232024: 93.3%93.3%20242025: 94.5%94.5%2025
Since 2019: +0.0%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,6412025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,2193,21920202021: 3,5863,58620212022: 3,6113,61120222023: 3,8353,83520232024: 3,9943,99420242025: 4,2014,20120252026: 4,6414,6412026
Since 2020: +1,422

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,037 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 m29712 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate96 per 1,000 people5% higher than the England average
Typical house price£190,000Caerphilly
Nearest bus stop140 mCrosskeys Station, 8 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
Cwmcarn Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles220Estyn, no grade–Compare
Risca Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles332Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ty Sign Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles425Estyn, no grade–Compare
Pentwynmawr Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles116Estyn, no grade–Compare
Machen Primary SchoolCouncil1.8 miles166Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery SchoolCouncil1.8 miles110Estyn, no grade–Compare
Y.G. Cwm GwyddonCouncil2.0 miles275Estyn, no grade–Compare
Cwmfelinfach Primary SchoolCouncil2.3 miles203Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in CaerphillyBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Waunfawr Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Waunfawr Primary School have?

165 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
Waunfawr Road, Crosskeys, Caerphilly, NP11 7PG
Telephone
01495 270269
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
Crosskeys
Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
401316 · School number 6762103
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 “165” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “18.0” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from