Crindau Junior & Infant School, Newport

Crindau Junior & Infant 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 333 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

40% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 8% have additional learning needs (17% in 2020/21); 24% are learning English as an additional language; and 44% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 38 pupils (Year 1) to 48 (Year 2).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,998 per pupil, against £4,261 in 2021-22. It carried forward £432k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its May 2022 inspection summarises Crindau Junior & Infant School like this:

"Pupils at Crindau Primary School are polite and helpful. They happily talk to adults about why they like coming to school and generally feel safe and cared for. During their time in school, pupils, including those in the learning centres, make good progress in most areas of learning. They enjoy opportunities to get fit and take calculated risks in the outdoors as well as finding moments of calm in their busy day. They enthusiastically describe the learning that excites them. Pupils' well-being is at the heart of the school, and staff work hard to create a strong sense of community. This is evident in the positive relationships between staff and pupils."

"Staff worked exceptionally hard to maintain relationships between school and home during the pandemic, showing care and commitment to families in the local area. Teachers are beginning to listen to pupils’ ideas about what they want to learn. They are improving the range of learning experiences on offer to make them more relevant to pupils’ interests and needs. Pupils respond well to these opportunities, display curiosity and maintain their enthusiasm. However, where the planned learning experiences are less engaging, pupils find it difficult to maintain focus and their progress is hampered. All staff are developing their professional skills and knowledge. This enables them to maintain a purposeful ethos for learning focused on improving pupils’ literacy and numeracy skills."

"The headteacher, along with the school leadership team, has a strong vision for the school. With a clear sense of direction, leaders plan school improvements that meet the needs of their learners. They work well with the wider school community to bring about change. Leaders and teachers are beginning to develop a curriculum that fosters thought and creativity. They review the school’s work regularly to evaluate the quality of improvements. These arrangements, together with opportunities for teachers to trial approaches based on their own research, have a positive impact on pupils’ independence and collaboration. Monitoring activity does not always pick up on key areas for improvement, such as ensuring that all teaching is successful in engaging pupils."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Develop the school’s curriculum further to include authentic and purposeful learning experiences for all pupils; (2) Build on the good practice in teaching to ensure that all pupils are consistently engaged in their learning; (3) Extend effective monitoring arrangements to include all leaders and teachers in evaluating the quality of teaching and learning.

The nearest other state primary schools to Crindau Junior & Infant School are Glan Usk Primary School (0.4 miles), St Mary's R.C. Primary School (0.5 miles), Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Teyrnon (0.5 miles) and Malpas Church In Wales Primary School (0.8 miles).

The nearest railway station is Newport (S Wales) Rail Station, about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chelston Place (before), 190 metres away.