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Ysgol Sant Curig

Primary · ages 3-11Council433 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.
Attendance91.7%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families18%
Pupils with additional learning needs3%
Pupils on roll433
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher23.4

Ysgol Sant Curig is a council school in Barry for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 433 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

College Road, Barry, CF62 8HQ01446 744222All 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 roll433
Pupils from low-income families18%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support3%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils10%
LanguageWelsh mediumWelsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 4 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals18.2%19.7%18.5%16.1%12.8%10.4%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)3.1%7.2%7.5%7.7%1.9%12.9%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils10.3%10.0%9.4%7.3%6.4%4.6%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.7% 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.

Attendance91.7%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.1%94.1%20192023: 91.6%91.6%20232024: 92.1%92.1%20242025: 91.7%91.7%2025
Since 2019: -2.4%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,4682025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,2273,22720202021: 3,4293,42920212022: 3,4863,48620222023: 3,6963,69620232024: 3,9043,90420242025: 4,1274,12720252026: 4,4684,4682026
Since 2020: +1,241

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,210 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 m59312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate119 per 1,000 people31% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop160 mButt Lee Court, 30 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
Gladstone Primary SchoolCouncil290 m434Estyn, no gradeCompare
High Street Primary SchoolCouncil360 m232Estyn, no gradeCompare
All Saints C.I.W. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales800 m207Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic880 m317Estyn, no gradeCompare
Romilly Community Primary SchoolCouncil920 m684Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gymraeg Bro MorgannwgCouncil980 m1,431Estyn, no grade88Compare
Ysgol Sant BarucCouncil0.7 miles337Estyn, no gradeCompare
Holton Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles383Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Sant Curig a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ysgol Sant Curig have?

433 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
College Road, Barry, CF62 8HQ
Telephone
01446 744222
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
Buttrills
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
401116 · School number 6732178
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 “433” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “18.2” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from