Fairoak Primary School, Cardiff
Fairoak Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cardiff.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Fairoak Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Fairoak 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 321 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
29% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (13% in 2020/21); 54% are learning English as an additional language; and 84% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 31 pupils (Year 1) to 53 (Year 5).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,919 per pupil.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fairoak Primary School are St Monica's C.I.W. Primary School (0.3 miles), Cardiff Muslim Primary School (0.3 miles), Ysgol Mynydd Bychan (0.3 miles) and St Joseph's R.C. Primary School (0.6 miles).
St Monica's C.I.W. Primary SchoolCardiff Muslim Primary SchoolYsgol Mynydd BychanSt Joseph's R.C. Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cathays Rail Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Library (adjacent), 80 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 Fairoak Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Fairoak Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fairoak Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fairoak Primary School is in Cardiff; for families living there:
Apply to Cardiff for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 19
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 15 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 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 Fairoak Primary School
What is the catchment area for Fairoak Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Fairoak Primary School has a defined catchment published by Cardiff. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Cardiff 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 Fairoak Primary School?
Apply through Cardiff, naming Fairoak Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Cardiff's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Fairoak Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 15 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fairoak Primary School?
Fairoak Primary School is at 1 Whitchurch Road, Cardiff, CF14 3JL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)