Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School, Caerphilly
Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School is a primary school for pupils in Caerphilly.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School in detail
School in Wales
Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community 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 90 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
69% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Year groups range from 6 pupils (Reception) to 14 (Year 6).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £7,143 per pupil, against £4,365 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £89k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School! We are a happy and friendly school who work hard together to achieve our best. Please feel free to contact the school direct with any queries you may have. Thank you for visiting! An 'alertDismissed' token is used to prevent certain alerts from re-appearing if they have been dismissed."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School are Tyn - y - Wern Primary (0.7 miles), Machen Primary School (1.1 miles), Bedwas Junior School (1.3 miles) and Bedwas Infant School (1.3 miles).
Tyn - y - Wern PrimaryMachen Primary SchoolBedwas Junior SchoolBedwas Infant School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Caerphilly Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Graig-y-Rhacca Primary School (before), 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 Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School
Summer Newsletter for Parents/Carers
1 Jun 2026
5 Steps to Mental Wellbeing - NHS
27 Jan 2026
Spring Term 1 2026 Newsletter for Parents & Carers
15 Jan 2026
Vaping Information for Parents/Carers
13 Oct 2025
Invitation for Year 5 and 6 Parents/Carers
7 Oct 2025
Bonfire Menu 2025- Wednesday 5th November
7 Oct 2025
From Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 2 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 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.
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Questions parents ask about Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School
What is the catchment area for Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community 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 Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School?
Apply through Caerphilly, naming Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community 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 Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 2 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 Caerphilly is 8 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School?
Graig-Y-Rhacca Primary and Nursery Community School is at Addison Way, Machen, Caerphilly, CF83 8WW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)