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Ysgol Glan Morfa

Primary · ages 3-11MixedCouncil255 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.
Attendance93.3%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families31%
Pupils with additional learning needs5%
Pupils on roll255
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher19.9

Ysgol Glan Morfa is a council school in Cardiff for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 255 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Lewis Road, Splott, Cardiff, CF24 5EB029 2048 3663All 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 mainly in Welsh.

You apply through Cardiff council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll255
Pupils from low-income families31%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support5%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English5%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils19%
LanguageWelsh mediumWelsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
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 meals30.9%37.4%41.3%42.8%39.5%34.8%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)4.6%4.1%4.4%7.9%19.8%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language4.6%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils18.9%17.1%20.2%23.4%21.0%21.3%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.3% 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.

Attendance93.3%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.2%94.2%20192023: 91.7%91.7%20232024: 90.4%90.4%20242025: 93.3%93.3%2025
Since 2019: -0.9%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,1642025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 4,6544,65420202021: 4,8734,87320212022: 4,4314,43120222023: 4,5254,52520232024: 4,7584,75820242025: 5,1065,10620252026: 5,1645,1642026
Since 2020: +510

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £514 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 m33712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate120 per 1,000 people32% higher than the England average
Typical house price£269,475Cardiff
Nearest bus stop180 mGrosvenor Square, 12 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
Moorland Primary SchoolCouncil0 m400Estyn, no gradeCompare
Baden Powell Primary SchoolCouncil610 m292Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Albans RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic850 m169Estyn, no gradeCompare
Adamsdown Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles373Estyn, no gradeCompare
Stacey Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles204Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Peter's R.C. Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.8 miles441Estyn, no gradeCompare
Tredegarville C.I.W. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales0.9 miles237Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Cuthbert's R.C. Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.1 miles122Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Glan Morfa a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ysgol Glan Morfa yet.

How many pupils does Ysgol Glan Morfa have?

255 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
Lewis Road, Splott, Cardiff, CF24 5EB
Telephone
029 2048 3663
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
Cardiff
Ward
Splott
Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
17 July 2006 (new provision)
URN
402096 · School number 6812313
Language
Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “255” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “30.9” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from