Fochriw Primary School, Bargoed
Fochriw Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Bargoed.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Fochriw Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Fochriw 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 91 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
41% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 16% have additional learning needs (28% in 2020/21); and 7% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 4 pupils (Year 6) to 19 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,600 per pupil, against £4,487 in 2021-22. It carried forward £65k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Fochriw Primary School dates from 2020.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Fochriw Primary School 2020 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fochriw Primary School are Bryn Awel Primary School (1.2 miles), Ysgol Y Lawnt (1.2 miles), Upper Rhymney Primary School (1.7 miles) and Dowlais Primary School (2.6 miles).
Bryn Awel Primary SchoolYsgol Y LawntUpper Rhymney Primary SchoolDowlais Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pontlottyn Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pontlottyn Road (o/s 25), 130 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 Fochriw Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Fochriw Primary School
Year 5 & 6 Theatre trip
6 Oct 2026
School Book Fayre
14 Sep 2026
Christmas Fayre
20 Nov 2025
School photo day
4 Nov 2025
Halloween disco celebrations
23 Oct 2025
Upper Phase trip to Chessington World of Adventure
11 Jul 2025
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fochriw Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fochriw 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
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Fochriw Primary School
What is the catchment area for Fochriw Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Fochriw 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 Fochriw Primary School?
Apply through Caerphilly, naming Fochriw 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 Fochriw Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 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 Fochriw Primary School?
Fochriw Primary School is at Pontlottyn Road, Fochriw, Bargoed, CF81 9LL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)