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Ysgol Sant Baruc

Primary · ages 3-11Council337 pupilsNurseryBarryVale of Glamorgan
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 families7%
Pupils with additional learning needs61%
Pupils on roll337
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher20.6

Ysgol Sant Baruc is a council school in Barry for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 337 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Ffordd Y Mileniwm, Barry, CF62 5AT01446 749009All 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 Vale of Glamorgan council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll337
Pupils from low-income families7%Three-year average; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils10%
LanguageWelsh mediumWelsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 8 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals7.4%9.1%10.8%9.8%9.3%7.7%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)60.7%4.7%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils9.5%8.6%8.1%7.1%7.1%6.4%

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
2019: 95.4%95.4%20192023: 92.9%92.9%20232024: 93.2%93.2%20242025: 95.7%95.7%2025
Since 2019: +0.3%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,9182025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,7163,71620202021: 3,7033,70320212022: 3,8603,86020222023: 3,9383,93820232024: 4,3214,32120242025: 4,5074,50720252026: 4,9184,9182026
Since 2020: +1,202

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £760 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 m25712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate119 per 1,000 people31% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop90 mThe Quays, 14 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
Barry Island PrimaryCouncil470 m235Estyn, no gradeCompare
Romilly Community Primary SchoolCouncil700 m684Estyn, no gradeCompare
High Street Primary SchoolCouncil730 m232Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Sant CurigCouncil0.7 miles433Estyn, no gradeCompare
Gladstone Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles434Estyn, no gradeCompare
All Saints C.I.W. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales0.9 miles207Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.0 miles317Estyn, no gradeCompare
Holton Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles383Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Sant Baruc a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ysgol Sant Baruc have?

337 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
Ffordd Y Mileniwm, Barry, CF62 5AT
Telephone
01446 749009
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Ward
Baruc
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
401113 · School number 6732156
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 “337” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “7.4” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from