Greenway Primary School, Cardiff

Greenway 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 251 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

53% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 13% have additional learning needs (41% in 2020/21); 16% are learning English as an additional language; and 43% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 25 pupils (Year 1) to 33 (Year 4).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,610 per pupil, against £4,640 in 2021-22. It carried forward £168k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its October 2022 inspection summarises Greenway Primary School like this:

"Greenway Primary School is part of The Oaks Federation and is a very warm and welcoming school whose ethos of care and support permeates all it does. Pupils at the school are happy and the working relationships between pupils and staff are a strength. As a result, standards of behaviour are good. Each morning, pupils settle quickly in class as staff ensure that they are ready to learn. However, despite the best efforts of the staff, too many pupils are f requently absent or late for school and miss out o n important learning time."

"During their time at the school, most pupils make solid progress from their varied starting points. They benefit from lessons taught by staff who know them very well and who listen to them, including when they make suggestions about what they would like to learn. However, at times, staff are too eager to offer support to pupils and this often results in pupils becoming less independent with their work and hinders the development of important attitudes to learning, such as perseverance and resilience. Pupils learn about their rights as a child and consider how to treat others fairly. They also understand that they have choices and many pupils benefit from the wide range of after school clubs on offer throughout the week."

"Leaders are keen to lead staff in supporting families and they ensure that there is a str ong emphasis on equality and inclusion across the schools in the federation. As a result, pupils feel safe and are keen to learn, including pupils with additional learning needs. All staff across the schools of the federation work hard to ensure that pupil well-being is good and as a result nearly all p upils are happy and proud to attend Greenway Primary School."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Sharpen monitoring and evaluation processes to focus on improving pupil outcomes; (2) Strengthen teachers’ feedback and opportunities for pupils to reflect on their work so that they know what to do to improve; (3) Ensure that teaching challenges all pupils, including the more able, to develop independence in learning.

The nearest other state primary schools to Greenway Primary School are Rumney Primary School (0.4 miles), Bryn Hafod Primary School (0.6 miles), Ysgol Bro Eirwg (0.6 miles) and Trowbridge Primary School (0.7 miles).

The nearest railway station is Heath High Level Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Manorbier Cres (after), 120 metres away.