Cyfarthfa Park Primary School, Merthyr Tydfil
Cyfarthfa Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Merthyr Tydfil.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Cyfarthfa Park Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Cyfarthfa Park 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 428 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 5% have additional learning needs (17% in 2020/21); 7% are learning English as an additional language; and 8% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 36 pupils (Year 1) to 60 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,325 per pupil, against £3,874 in 2021-22. It carried forward £167k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Cyfarthfa Park Primary School dates from 2024.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Cyfarthfa Park Primary School 2024 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cyfarthfa Park Primary School are Goetre Primary School (0.5 miles), Gwaunfarren Primary School (0.5 miles), Ysgol Gynradd Coed y Dderwen (0.6 miles) and Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Santes Tudful (0.7 miles).
Goetre Primary SchoolGwaunfarren Primary SchoolYsgol Gynradd Coed y DderwenYsgol Gynradd Gymraeg Santes Tudful
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Merthyr Tydfil Rail Station, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Round House (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 Cyfarthfa Park 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 Cyfarthfa Park Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Cyfarthfa Park Primary School is in Merthyr Tydfil; for families living there:
Apply to Merthyr Tydfil for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was 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 Merthyr Tydfil is 3 (the median across 25 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 Cyfarthfa Park Primary School
What is the catchment area for Cyfarthfa Park Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Cyfarthfa Park Primary School has a defined catchment published by Merthyr Tydfil. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Merthyr Tydfil 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 Cyfarthfa Park Primary School?
Apply through Merthyr Tydfil, naming Cyfarthfa Park Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Merthyr Tydfil's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Cyfarthfa Park Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was 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 Merthyr Tydfil is 3 (the median across 25 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cyfarthfa Park Primary School?
Cyfarthfa Park Primary School is at Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8RE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)