Fenton C.P, Pembrokeshire
Fenton C.P is a primary school for pupils in Pembrokeshire.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Fenton C.P in detail
School in Wales
Fenton C.P 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 315 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
32% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 19% have additional learning needs (40% in 2020/21); 7% are learning English as an additional language; and 19% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 35 pupils (Year 1) to 51 (Year 6).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,616 per pupil, against £4,579 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £147k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Fenton C.P dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Fenton C.P. 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fenton C.P are Waldo Williams Primary School (0.3 miles), Mary Immaculate V.R.C. School (0.4 miles), St Marks V.A.P. School (0.8 miles) and Prendergast Community School (0.9 miles).
Waldo Williams Primary SchoolMary Immaculate V.R.C. SchoolSt Marks V.A.P. SchoolPrendergast Community School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Haverfordwest Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Portfield Avenue (before), 140 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 Fenton C.P's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Fenton C.P is in Pembrokeshire; for families living there:
- Pembrokeshire's school travel policy: School transport policy and application form
- How to apply: Apply for School Transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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 Pembrokeshire is 2 (the median across 69 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 Fenton C.P
What is the catchment area for Fenton C.P?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Fenton C.P has a defined catchment published by Pembrokeshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Pembrokeshire 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 Fenton C.P?
Apply through Pembrokeshire, naming Fenton C.P on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Pembrokeshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Fenton C.P?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Pembrokeshire is 2 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fenton C.P?
Fenton C.P is at Portfield, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA61 1BZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)