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Ysgol Gelli Aur Golden Grove

Primary · ages 3-11Council261 pupilsNurseryPembrokePembrokeshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance92.5%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families19%
Pupils with additional learning needs3%
Pupils on roll261
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher23.8

Ysgol Gelli Aur Golden Grove is a council school in Pembroke for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 261 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Orange Way, Pembroke, SA71 4DP01646 682605All 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 Pembrokeshire council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll261
Pupils from low-income families19%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support3%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English4%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils7%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 9 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals18.9%19.2%21.1%20.5%21.3%20.8%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)2.5%8.7%22.3%25.5%27.6%28.3%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language3.5%2.4%4.2%3.2%3.5%2.3%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils7.1%4.5%6.0%5.3%5.6%5.0%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.5% 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.

Attendance92.5%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.5%94.5%20192023: 91.2%91.2%20232024: 92.8%92.8%20242025: 92.5%92.5%2025
Since 2019: -2.0%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,0062025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,5923,59220202021: 3,8673,86720212022: 3,9023,90220222023: 4,0014,00120232024: 4,2324,23220242025: 3,5403,54020252026: 5,0065,0062026
Since 2020: +1,414

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £672 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 m13212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate40 per 1,000 people56% lower than the England average
Typical house price£225,000Pembrokeshire
Nearest bus stop70 mGolden Grove School, 6 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
Monkton Priory CP SchoolCouncil0.9 miles200Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Bro PenfroCouncil1.0 miles149Estyn, no gradeCompare
Pembroke Dock CP SchoolCouncil1.7 miles607Estyn, no gradeCompare
Lamphey C.P. SchoolCouncil1.7 miles181Estyn, no gradeCompare
Cosheston V.C.P. SchoolChurch in Wales1.8 miles63Estyn, no gradeCompare
Penrhyn Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled SchoolChurch in Wales1.9 miles72Estyn, no gradeCompare
Pennar Community SchoolCouncil2.1 miles214Estyn, no gradeCompare
Neyland Primary SchoolCouncil3.2 miles291Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Gelli Aur Golden Grove a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ysgol Gelli Aur Golden Grove yet.

How many pupils does Ysgol Gelli Aur Golden Grove have?

261 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
Orange Way, Pembroke, SA71 4DP
Telephone
01646 682605
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Pembrokeshire
Ward
Pembroke: Monkton and St Mary South
Constituency
Mid and South Pembrokeshire
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 January 2003 (new provision)
URN
402030 · School number 6682388
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 “261” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “18.9” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from