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Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau

Primary · ages 3-11MixedCouncil231 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.
Attendance89.5%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families40%
Pupils with additional learning needs8%
Pupils on roll231
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher19.5

Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau is a council school in Cardiff for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 231 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Caerau Lane, Caerau, Cardiff, CF5 5QZ029 2059 9469All 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 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 roll231
Pupils from low-income families40%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support8%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils8%
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 1 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals40.1%43.8%44.0%39.9%33.6%29.1%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)7.7%5.6%5.3%3.0%11.2%17.8%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils8.3%8.0%9.5%10.3%11.8%11.5%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.5% 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.

Attendance89.5%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 93.8%93.8%20192023: 89.4%89.4%20232024: 89.7%89.7%20242025: 89.5%89.5%2025
Since 2019: -4.3%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,1522025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 4,2114,21120202021: 4,5064,50620212022: 4,1184,11820222023: 4,4054,40520232024: 4,8284,82820242025: 5,0465,04620252026: 5,1525,1522026
Since 2020: +941

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £526 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 m39712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate107 per 1,000 people17% higher than the England average
Typical house price£269,475Cardiff
Nearest bus stop120 mMaple Drive, 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
Holy Family R.C. Primary SchoolRoman Catholic90 m156Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-GofCouncil150 m188Estyn, no grade–Compare
Pentrebane Primary SchoolCouncil170 m199Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Gynradd Groes-Wen PrimaryCouncil990 m124Estyn, no grade–Compare
Fairwater Primary SchoolCouncil990 m159Estyn, no grade–Compare
Peter Lea Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles303Estyn, no grade–Compare
Herbert Thompson PrimaryCouncil1.0 miles463Estyn, no grade–Compare
Danescourt Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles433Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in CardiffBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau yet.

How many pupils does Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau 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
Caerau Lane, Caerau, Cardiff, CF5 5QZ
Telephone
029 2059 9469
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
Caerau
Constituency
Cardiff West
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
6 November 2007 (new provision)
URN
402138 · School number 6812315
Language
Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
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 “231” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “40.1” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from