Edwardsville Primary School, Merthyr Tydfil
Edwardsville Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Merthyr Tydfil.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Edwardsville Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Edwardsville 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 343 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 16% have additional learning needs (21% in 2020/21); 3% are learning English as an additional language; and 6% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 36 pupils (Year 3) to 47 (Year 1).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,499 per pupil, against £4,721 in 2021-22. It carried forward £14k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Edwardsville Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Edwardsville Primary School 2018 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Edwardsville Primary School are Ysgol Gymraeg Abercynon (0.8 miles), Ynysboeth Community Primary (1 mile), Trelewis Primary School (1.2 miles) and Abercynon Community Primary School (1.2 miles).
Ysgol Gymraeg AbercynonYnysboeth Community PrimaryTrelewis Primary SchoolAbercynon Community Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Quakers Yard Rail Station, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Edwardsville School (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 Edwardsville Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Edwardsville Primary School
Classroom Organsiation 26 27
2 Jul 2026
All Wales Personalised Assessment Pupil Feedback
10 Jul 2023
No Rules Friday
9 Jun 2022
Enterprise Week
21 Jun 2021
Diwrnod Seren a Sbarc Day on Friday 21st May
12 May 2021
Letter from the Queen
12 May 2021
From Edwardsville Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Edwardsville Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Edwardsville 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
- 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 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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Edwardsville Primary School
What is the catchment area for Edwardsville Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Edwardsville 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 Edwardsville Primary School?
Apply through Merthyr Tydfil, naming Edwardsville 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 Edwardsville 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 Merthyr Tydfil is 3 (the median across 25 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Edwardsville Primary School?
Edwardsville Primary School is at Cardiff Road, Edwardsville, Merthyr Tydfil, CF46 5NE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)