Ysgol G.G. Caerffili

Primary · ages 3-11Council442 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.

Attendance95.7%Wales 92.8%

Pupils from low-income families14%

Pupils with additional learning needs2%

Pupils on roll442

NeighbourhoodAverage income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Pupils per teacher26.3

Ysgol G.G. Caerffili is a council school in Caerffili for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 442 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Pontygwindy Road, Caerffili, CF83 3HG029 2085 2531All 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 reports My 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 mainly in Welsh.

You apply through Caerphilly council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll442

Pupils from low-income families14%Three-year average; Wales –

Pupils getting extra support2%Additional learning needs; Wales –

Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils2%

LanguageWelsh mediumWelsh medium school / provision (including transitional)

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

Year	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals	14.4%	16.6%	17.4%	16.2%	13.5%	11.2%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)	1.6%	3.2%	5.7%	8.2%	16.6%	16.2%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils	1.6%	1.9%	1.8%	1.5%	1.5%	–

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.7% 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.

Attendance95.7%

Wales 92.8%

Official name: 100 minus overall absence

Trend

Attendance

2019 to 2025

Since 2019: -1.5%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,5742025/26, Wales £5,678

Trend

Budget per pupil (£)

2020 to 2026

Since 2020: +1,284

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,104 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 m27312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate132 per 1,000 people46% higher than the England average

Typical house price£190,000Caerphilly

Nearest bus stop130 mVirginia View, 18 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

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Plasyfelin Primary	Council	290 m	291	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Y Castell	Council	900 m	419	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Twyn Primary School	Council	960 m	414	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
St Helen's Catholic Primary School	Roman Catholic	0.8 miles	224	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
St James Primary	Council	0.8 miles	271	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Hendre Primary School	Council	0.9 miles	291	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Cwm Ifor Primary School	Council	1.0 miles	215	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Bedwas Junior School	Council	1.1 miles	156	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare

Primary schools in Caerphilly Best primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol G.G. Caerffili a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ysgol G.G. Caerffili yet.

How many pupils does Ysgol G.G. Caerffili have?

442 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: Pontygwindy Road, Caerffili, CF83 3HG
Telephone: 029 2085 2531
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: Morgan Jones
Constituency: Caerphilly
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 401350 · School number 6762282
Language: Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)

Official record My Local School Download this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

13 September 2026PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
13 September 2026TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
13 September 2026Pupil numbers changed from “442” to “–”
13 September 2026Free school meals % changed from “14.4” to “–”
13 September 2026ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education Get Information About Schools and the Welsh Government address list of schools (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Results, attendance, pupils, staff and budget: Welsh Government, My Local School, latest data to 2026.
Neighbourhood deprivation: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 postcode lookup.
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