Cadle Primary School, Swansea

Cadle 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 293 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

49% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 15% have additional learning needs (33% in 2020/21); 20% are learning English as an additional language; and 25% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 32 pupils (Year 1) to 41 (Year 5).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,729 per pupil, against £4,404 in 2021-22. It carried forward £194k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its February 2023 inspection summarises Cadle Primary School like this:

"The school is a happy, caring and homely community. Within the ‘Cadle School Family’, staff work very effectively to provide an inclusive and friendly ethos where pupils are polite and behave respectfully. Pupils’ emotional well-being is the root of all success at the school. The colourful ‘rainbow’ environment promotes positivity successfully, which is reflected in pupils’ attitudes to learning through the school. During their time in school, most pupils make good progress. Pupils with additional learning needs (ALN) and those who attend the specialist teaching facility (STF) make good use of the effective range of learning experiences on offer and make good progress in most areas of learning from their individual starting points."

"Teachers and learning assistants support all learners in terms of their achievement to develop their literacy and numeracy skills successfully. However, opportunities to develop pupils’ information and communication technology (ICT) skills are not developed well enough. Teachers set clear learning objectives and use a range of original experiences to engage pupils’ interest and enthusiasm well. The school’s curriculum provides a wide range of stimulating activities through all areas of learning and experience. Although teachers use an effective range of teaching methods in their classes, the tendency to over-direct activities, particularly from Reception to Year 2, hinders pupils’ ability to work on tasks independently. In addition, learning and play experiences in the outdoor area to challenge pupils are less well developed."

"The acting headteacher has shared her vision successfully with stakeholders. She contributes well to ensuring an inclusive and caring environment for all. As a result, she has developed a strong team and there is a clear sense of trust between pupils and staff. The acting headteacher has a sound understanding of the school’s strengths and areas for improvement. Members of the governing body are very supportive and well informed. Although the school uses the pupil development grant to support all vulnerable pupils in their emotional well-being, there are inconsistencies in the way it used to support all vulnerable learners in developing their skills, particularly those who are more able."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Provide opportunities for pupils from Reception to Year 2 to take responsibility for their own learning and become independent learners, especially in the outdoor area; (2) Ensure that the pupil development grant is used consistently to support the literacy and numeracy skills of all vulnerable pupils, particularly those who are more able; (3) Improve pupils’ ICT skills, from Year 3 to Year 6.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cadle Primary School are Portmead Primary School (0.5 miles), Blaenymaes Primary School (0.7 miles), Gendros Primary School (0.7 miles) and Clwyd Community Primary School (0.8 miles).

The nearest railway station is Gowerton Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ivorites Arms (nr former), 40 metres away.