Deri Primary School, Caerphilly
Deri Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Caerphilly.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Deri Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Deri 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 61 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
20% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 9% have additional learning needs (20% in 2020/21).
Year groups range from 3 pupils (Reception) to 12 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,269 per pupil, against £4,037 in 2021-22. It carried forward £20k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Deri Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Deri Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Deri Primary School are Whiterose Primary (1.4 miles), Phillipstown Primary School (1.5 miles), St Gwladys Bargoed School (1.9 miles) and Aberbargoed Primary School (2.1 miles).
Whiterose PrimaryPhillipstown Primary SchoolSt Gwladys Bargoed SchoolAberbargoed Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Tir-phil Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Deri Library (outside), 70 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 Deri 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 Deri Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Deri Primary School is in Caerphilly; for families living there:
Apply to Caerphilly for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Caerphilly is 8 (the median across 85 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 Deri Primary School
What is the catchment area for Deri Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Deri Primary School has a defined catchment published by Caerphilly. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Caerphilly 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 Deri Primary School?
Apply through Caerphilly, naming Deri Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Caerphilly's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Deri Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Caerphilly is 8 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Deri Primary School?
Deri Primary School is at Glynmarch Street, Deri, Caerphilly, CF81 9HZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)