Bishopston Primary School, Swansea
Bishopston Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Swansea.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Bishopston Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Bishopston 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 292 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 12% have additional learning needs (22% in 2020/21); and 9% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 26 pupils (Reception) to 47 (Year 6).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,065 per pupil, against £4,578 in 2021-22. It carried forward £185k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Bishopston Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Bishopston Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Bishopston Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of myself as the Headteacher, the governors, staff and pupils of Bishopston Primary I would like to welcome you to our school."
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:20am.
On phones, the school says: "Whilst technology brings many benefits and opportunities, there is a 'movement' called Smartphone Free Childhood which aims to encourage open conversation and support parents to navigate tricky decisions about smartphone use."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bishopston Primary School are Whitestone Primary School (1.5 miles), Newton Primary School (1.6 miles), Pennard Primary School (1.7 miles) and Mayals Primary School (1.9 miles).
Whitestone Primary SchoolNewton Primary SchoolPennard Primary SchoolMayals Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Bishopston Primary School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Valley Hotel (outside), 90 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 Bishopston Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bishopston Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bishopston Primary School is in Swansea; for families living there:
Apply to Swansea for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 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 Swansea is 4 (the median across 100 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 Bishopston Primary School
What is the catchment area for Bishopston Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Bishopston Primary School has a defined catchment published by Swansea. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Swansea 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 Bishopston Primary School?
Apply through Swansea, naming Bishopston Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Swansea's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Bishopston Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 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 Swansea is 4 (the median across 100 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bishopston Primary School?
Bishopston Primary School is at Bishopston Road, Bishopston, Swansea, SA3 3EN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)