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Whitchurch Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council677 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.
Attendance94.5%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families10%
Pupils with additional learning needs3%
Pupils on roll677
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher27.6

Whitchurch Primary School is a council school in Whitchurch for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 677 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Erw Las, Whitchurch, CF14 1NL029 2062 3441whitchurchprm.co.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.

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 Cardiff council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll677
Pupils from low-income families10%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support3%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English6%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils17%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 7 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals10.1%11.4%12.4%12.6%11.2%10.3%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)2.7%3.0%9.9%10.3%11.1%11.6%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language5.7%5.0%3.5%2.2%3.5%2.1%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils16.8%14.9%13.5%12.1%14.3%13.9%

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: 96.3%96.3%20192023: 94.1%94.1%20232024: 95.1%95.1%20242025: 94.5%94.5%2025
Since 2019: -1.8%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,3502025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,5023,50220202021: 3,5243,52420212022: 3,5303,53020222023: 3,6743,67420232024: 3,9583,95820242025: 4,1074,10720252026: 4,3504,3502026
Since 2020: +848

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,328 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 m26512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate55 per 1,000 people40% lower than the England average
Typical house price£269,475Cardiff
Nearest bus stop170 mClas Tynewdd, 13 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
Hawthorn Primary SchoolCouncil470 m209Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Gymraeg Melin GruffyddCouncil650 m456Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Glan CeubalCouncil970 m207Estyn, no grade–Compare
Gabalfa Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles237Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol PencaeCouncil0.7 miles207Estyn, no grade–Compare
Danescourt Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles433Estyn, no grade–Compare
Birchgrove Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles369Estyn, no grade–Compare
Llandaff City C.I.W. Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles402Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in CardiffBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Whitchurch Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Whitchurch Primary School have?

677 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
Erw Las, Whitchurch, CF14 1NL
Telephone
029 2062 3441
Website
www.whitchurchprm.co.uk
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Cardiff
Ward
Whitchurch and Tongwynlais
Constituency
Cardiff North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2012 (result of amalgamation)
URN
402310 · School number 6812329
Language
English medium school / provision
Formerly
Eglwys Newydd Primary School, Eglwys Wen Primary School
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 “677” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “10.1” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from