Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School, Caerleon
Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Caerleon.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Charles Williams Church in Wales 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 498 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 2% have additional learning needs (9% in 2020/21); 3% are learning English as an additional language; and 13% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 56 pupils (Year 1) to 75 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,761 per pupil, against £3,381 in 2021-22. It carried forward £494k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Charles Williams Church In Wales Primary School 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School in its own words
In its own words: ""Let all that you do be done in love." (1 Corinthians 16:14) In our school family, love forms the basis of all that we do. We share a love of learning, love for one another and love for the world God made."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary is a voluntary aided school at the heart of the historic town of Caerleon. The school was established in 1724 thanks to a bequest made by its namesake, Charles Williams, a former resident of Caerleon. His legacy continues to benefit the school today thanks to the Charles Williams Charitable Trust."
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:15am.
Vision and values (school website)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 Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School are Caerleon Lodge Hill Primary School (0.7 miles), St Julians Primary (0.8 miles), Glan Usk Primary School (1.5 miles) and St Gabriel's R.C. Primary School (1.5 miles).
Caerleon Lodge Hill Primary SchoolSt Julians PrimaryGlan Usk Primary SchoolSt Gabriel's R.C. Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Newport (S Wales) Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Caerleon Town Hall (opposite), 110 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 Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School is in Newport; for families living there:
Apply to Newport for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Newport is 10 (the median across 60 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 Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School
What is the catchment area for Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School has a defined catchment published by Newport. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Newport 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 Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School?
Apply through Newport, naming Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Newport's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Newport is 10 (the median across 60 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School?
Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School is at High Street, Caerleon, Newport (Casnewydd), NP18 1AZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)