Cross Ash C.P. School, Monmouthshire

Cross Ash C.P. 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 183 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 13% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 21 pupils (Year 5) to 30 (Year 4).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,437 per pupil, against £4,290 in 2021-22. It carried forward £15k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its May 2024 inspection summarises Cross Ash C.P. School like this:

"Cross Ash Primary School is an inclusive, welcoming, and safe community where pupils thrive and enjoy a wide range of engaging and exciting learning experiences. Strong working relationships and deep mutual respect between pupils and staff create a particularly supportive ethos that nurtures exceptionally good behaviour, consideration for others and a culture of high expectations. The school’s leadership team, staff and governors have established a clear and shared vision for the school, based on securing high levels of well-being, good progress in learning for all pupils, and a strong culture of safeguarding. Most pupils develop positive attitudes to learning and this helps them to progress well as they move through the school. Young pupils settle well into school and establish good patterns of learning and behaviour."

"By the end of their time at the school, pupils’ passion for developing new skills, finding things out and solving problems is clear. Pupils develop a strong sense of Welsh heritage and culture however they do not make sufficient progress in developing their Welsh language skills. Teachers are developing a creative curriculum for pupils to build on their knowledge and to deepen their understanding of their locality and wider area. They provide beneficial life experiences for the pupils and engage them well in their learning. Although staff praise pupils for their achievements regularly, feedback does not always enable pupils to independently improve their work."

"Leaders and staff have made strong progress in developing a new curriculum that suits their pupils, their community, and their vision. They work well in collaboration with other schools to develop their approaches to teaching and learning. Across the school, teachers and teaching assistants ensure that pupils benefit from interesting lessons, learn to challenge themselves, and make good progress. The school has developed its outdoor areas well to create an exciting and engaging learning environment for pupils."

Estyn made 1 recommendation: (1) Improve pupils’ Welsh language skills.

Next scheduled Estyn inspection or visit: 6 October 2026 (Interim).

The nearest other state primary schools to Cross Ash C.P. School are Garway Primary School (3.9 miles, 81% reading, 75% maths); and Llanfihangel Crucorney C.P. School (4.6 miles).