Goytre Fawr Primary School, Monmouthshire
Goytre Fawr Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Monmouthshire.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Goytre Fawr Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Goytre Fawr 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 167 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (27% in 2020/21); and 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 17 pupils (Reception) to 31 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,790 per pupil, against £4,376 in 2021-22. It carried forward £44k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Goytre Fawr Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Goytre Fawr Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Goytre Fawr Primary School are Penygarn Primary School (2.9 miles), New Inn Primary School (3.1 miles), George Street Primary School (3.4 miles) and Padre Pio RC Primary (3.5 miles).
Penygarn Primary SchoolNew Inn Primary SchoolGeorge Street Primary SchoolPadre Pio RC Primary
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pontypool & New Inn Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Goytre Arms (before), 200 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 Goytre Fawr Primary School'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. Goytre Fawr Primary School is in Monmouthshire; for families living there:
Apply to Monmouthshire 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 Monmouthshire is 3 (the median across 41 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 Goytre Fawr Primary School
What is the catchment area for Goytre Fawr Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Goytre Fawr Primary School has a defined catchment published by Monmouthshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Monmouthshire 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 Goytre Fawr Primary School?
Apply through Monmouthshire, naming Goytre Fawr Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Monmouthshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Goytre Fawr 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 Monmouthshire is 3 (the median across 41 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Goytre Fawr Primary School?
Goytre Fawr Primary School is at Penperlleni, Nr Pontypool, Monmouthshire, NP4 0AH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)