Ffynnon Taf Primary School, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

Ffynnon Taf 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 136 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 7% have additional learning needs (18% in 2020/21).

Year groups range from 12 pupils (Year 1) to 24 (Year 5).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,803 per pupil, against £3,843 in 2021-22. It carried forward £62k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its November 2024 inspection summarises Ffynnon Taf Primary School like this:

"Ffynnon Taf Primary School provides a safe and caring environment for pupils to learn and thrive. The well-being of pupils is important to all staff and they work together successfully to ensure strong relationships and an ethos of care, understanding and respect. Nearly all pupils feel safe in school. They behave well and are polite and courteous to one another, staff and visitors. Leaders and staff set high professional standards through their work and the behaviours they model. They have high expectations for pupils’ progress and well- being. Teaching is effective in all classes and pupils are encouraged to be independent in their learning from an early age."

"By the time they leave the school, most pupils develop beneficial independent learning skills and understand themselves well as learners. Most pupils, including those with additional learning needs (ALN), make good progress over time. The curriculum is rich and highly engaging. This is a strength of the school. Pupils are offered a wide range of stimulating learning experiences, which helps them to gain valuable skills and develop useful knowledge. As a result, nearly all pupils engage enthusiastically in their learning. Most pupils apply their literacy, numeracy and digital skills well in different contexts and develop the ability to work well in collaboration with others or on their own."

"In all classes, there are extensive opportunities for pupils to develop their creative skills. Teachers provide a wide range of opportunities for pupils to evaluate the creative work of others, such as artists, musicians and designers. This helps pupils to appreciate the work of others, to develop their own creative skills successfully and to reflect upon and improve the quality of their creative work. Leaders work together well to gain a clear view of the strengths and areas for development in the school. They correctly identify the school’s next steps to improvement and have been successful in improving provision in a number of key areas over time. The school has plentiful resources and leaders manage the school budget efficiently. However, leaders do not always evaluate the impact of grant funding well enough."

Estyn made 1 recommendation: (1) The school should continue its improvement journey.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ffynnon Taf Primary School are Ysgol Gynradd Gwaelod-Y-Garth (0.2 miles), Tongwynlais Primary School (1.4 miles), Pentyrch Primary School (1.7 miles) and Bryn Deri Primary School (1.8 miles).

The nearest railway station is Taffs Well Rail Station, about 840 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Taffs Well Inn (opposite), 100 metres away.