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Whiterose Primary

Primary · ages 3-11Council231 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.
Attendance91.3%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families33%
Pupils with additional learning needs52%
Pupils on roll231
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher19.9

Whiterose Primary is a council school in New Tredegar for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 231 pupils. Teaching is in English.

White Rose Way, New Tredegar, NP24 6DF01443 828060All 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.

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 roll231
Pupils from low-income families33%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support52%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English5%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils12%
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 meals32.9%37.6%41.6%39.2%33.0%29.2%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)52.3%43.9%34.0%40.4%21.7%21.6%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language4.6%5.6%3.1%3.1%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils11.6%11.9%4.5%4.3%3.7%4.0%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.3% 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.

Attendance91.3%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 93.3%93.3%20192023: 88.9%88.9%20232024: 90.6%90.6%20242025: 91.3%91.3%2025
Since 2019: -2.0%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,0052025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,2223,22220202021: 3,7323,73220212022: 4,0954,09520222023: 4,1654,16520232024: 4,6684,66820242025: 4,7494,74920252026: 5,0055,0052026
Since 2020: +1,783

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £673 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 m11112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate98 per 1,000 people8% higher than the England average
Typical house price£190,000Caerphilly
Nearest bus stop100 mRhosyn Gwyn, 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
Phillipstown Primary SchoolCouncil860 m148Estyn, no gradeCompare
Deri Primary SchoolCouncil1.4 miles74Estyn, no gradeCompare
Markham Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles201Estyn, no gradeCompare
Aberbargoed Primary SchoolCouncil1.7 miles215Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Gwladys Bargoed SchoolCouncil1.7 miles438Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Bro SannanCouncil2.0 miles118Estyn, no gradeCompare
Park Primary School BargoedCouncil2.2 miles128Estyn, no gradeCompare
Idris Davies School 3 to 18Council2.5 miles812Estyn, no grade45Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Whiterose Primary a good school?

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

How many pupils does Whiterose Primary have?

231 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
White Rose Way, New Tredegar, NP24 6DF
Telephone
01443 828060
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
New Tredegar
Constituency
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
24 August 2004 (new provision)
URN
402075 · School number 6762387
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “231” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “32.9” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from