Bedlinog Community Primary School, Merthyr Tydfil
Bedlinog Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Merthyr Tydfil.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Bedlinog Community Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Bedlinog Community Primary School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 99 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
12% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 10% have additional learning needs (27% in 2020/21).
Year groups range from 8 pupils (Year 1) to 18 (Year 2).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,446 per pupil, against £4,855 in 2021-22. It carried forward £9k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Bedlinog Community Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Bedlinog Community Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bedlinog Community Primary School are Ynysowen Community Primary School (1.2 miles), Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Rhyd-Y-Grug (1.5 miles), Troedyrhiw Primary School (1.5 miles) and Deri Primary School (2.1 miles).
Ynysowen Community Primary SchoolYsgol Gynradd Gymraeg Rhyd-Y-GrugTroedyrhiw Primary SchoolDeri Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Merthyr Vale, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bedlinog Primary School (outside), 30 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Bedlinog Community Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Bedlinog Community Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bedlinog Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bedlinog Community Primary School is in Merthyr Tydfil; for families living there:
Apply to Merthyr Tydfil for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Merthyr Tydfil is 3 (the median across 25 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Bedlinog Community Primary School
What is the catchment area for Bedlinog Community Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Bedlinog Community Primary School has a defined catchment published by Merthyr Tydfil. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Merthyr Tydfil applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to Bedlinog Community Primary School?
Apply through Merthyr Tydfil, naming Bedlinog Community Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Merthyr Tydfil's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Bedlinog Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Merthyr Tydfil is 3 (the median across 25 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bedlinog Community Primary School?
Bedlinog Community Primary School is at Hylton Terrace, Bedlinog, Merthyr Tydfil, CF46 6RE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)