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Ynyshir Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedCouncil228 pupilsNurseryRhondda Cynon Taf
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance93.1%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families27%
Pupils with additional learning needs11%
Pupils on roll228
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher24.6

Ynyshir Primary School is a council school in Rhondda Cynon Taff for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 228 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Llanwonno Road, Ynyshir, Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF39 0HU01443 685208All 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll228
Pupils from low-income families27%Three-year average; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils5%
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 meals27.0%25.9%27.2%26.7%26.0%23.8%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)––––11.1%29.2%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils4.6%5.5%3.6%3.8%4.4%4.4%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.1% 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.

Attendance93.1%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 93.1%93.1%20192023: 90.1%90.1%20232024: 92.6%92.6%20242025: 93.1%93.1%2025
Since 2019: +0.0%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,8272025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,4243,42420202021: 3,6373,63720212022: 3,8943,89420222023: 3,7943,79420232024: 4,2314,23120242025: 4,6064,60620252026: 4,8274,8272026
Since 2020: +1,403

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £851 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 m8112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate86 per 1,000 people6% lower than the England average
Nearest bus stop290 mGynor Place, 9 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
Porth Community SchoolCouncil0.7 miles927Estyn, no grade76Compare
Ysgol G. G. LlwyncelynCouncil0.9 miles354Estyn, no grade–Compare
Alaw Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles157Estyn, no grade–Compare
Cymmer Primary SchoolCouncil1.3 miles209Estyn, no grade–Compare
Pontygwaith Primary SchoolCouncil1.5 miles155Estyn, no grade–Compare
Hafod Primary SchoolCouncil1.5 miles110Estyn, no grade–Compare
Trealaw Primary SchoolCouncil1.7 miles119Estyn, no grade–Compare
Williamstown Primary SchoolCouncil1.8 miles310Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in Rhondda Cynon TafBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Ynyshir Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ynyshir Primary School have?

228 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
Llanwonno Road, Ynyshir, Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF39 0HU
Telephone
01443 685208
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Ward
Tylorstown and Ynyshir
Constituency
Rhondda and Ogmore
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
26 October 2006 (new provision)
URN
402114 · School number 6742378
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 “228” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “27.0” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from