Ysgol Penalltau

Primary · ages 3-11Council247 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.

Attendance94.5%Wales 92.8%

Pupils from low-income families15%

Pupils with additional learning needs3%

Pupils on roll247

NeighbourhoodAverage income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Pupils per teacher22.7

Ysgol Penalltau is a council school in Ystrad Mynach for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 247 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Cwm Calon, Penalltau, Ystrad Mynach, CF82 6AP01443 862974All details

Inspection

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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 roll247

Pupils from low-income families15%Three-year average; Wales –

Pupils getting extra support3%Additional learning needs; Wales –

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	15.1%	14.8%	13.9%	11.1%	9.6%	10.1%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)	2.7%	3.2%	4.0%	9.0%	14.9%	16.8%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.5% 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.

Attendance94.5%

Wales 92.8%

Official name: 100 minus overall absence

Trend

Attendance

2019 to 2025

Since 2019: -0.7%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,6742025/26, Wales £5,678

Trend

Budget per pupil (£)

2020 to 2026

Since 2020: +1,218

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,004 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 rate115 per 1,000 people26% higher than the England average

Typical house price£190,000Caerphilly

Nearest bus stop290 mOld Colliery, 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

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Derwendeg Primary School	Council	600 m	195	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Hengoed Primary School	Council	0.6 miles	147	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Glyn-Gaer CP School	Council	0.7 miles	212	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Tiryberth Primary School	Council	0.9 miles	139	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Greenhill Primary School	Council	0.9 miles	166	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Ystrad Mynach Primary	Council	1.0 miles	447	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Allta	Council	1.0 miles	282	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare
Fleur-De-Lys Primary School	Council	1.1 miles	96	Estyn, no grade	–	Compare

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Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Penalltau a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ysgol Penalltau have?

247 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: Cwm Calon, Penalltau, Ystrad Mynach, CF82 6AP
Telephone: 01443 862974
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: Ystrad Mynach
Constituency: Caerphilly
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 402228 · School number 6762395
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 “247” to “–”
13 September 2026Free school meals % changed from “15.1” 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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