Griffithstown Primary, Pontypool
Griffithstown Primary is a primary school for pupils in Pontypool.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Griffithstown Primary in detail
School in Wales
Griffithstown Primary 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 360 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
18% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 8% have additional learning needs (14% in 2020/21); 2% are learning English as an additional language; and 14% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 36 pupils (Year 4) to 56 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,146 per pupil, against £3,867 in 2021-22. It carried forward £20k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Griffithstown Primary dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Griffithstown Primary 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Griffithstown Primary are Ysgol Panteg (0.2 miles), New Inn Primary School (1 mile), St David's R.C. Jnr. & Inf. School (1.3 miles) and Croesyceiliog Primary (1.5 miles).
Ysgol PantegNew Inn Primary SchoolSt David's R.C. Jnr. & Inf. SchoolCroesyceiliog Primary
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pontypool & New Inn Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Panteg House (near), 170 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 Griffithstown Primary's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Griffithstown Primary
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Griffithstown Primary from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Griffithstown Primary is in Torfaen; for families living there:
Apply to Torfaen for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
2 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 Torfaen is 7.5 (the median across 32 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 Griffithstown Primary
What is the catchment area for Griffithstown Primary?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Griffithstown Primary has a defined catchment published by Torfaen. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Torfaen 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 Griffithstown Primary?
Apply through Torfaen, naming Griffithstown Primary on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Torfaen's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Griffithstown Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 2 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 Torfaen is 7.5 (the median across 32 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Griffithstown Primary?
Griffithstown Primary is at Florence Place, Griffithstown, Pontypool, NP4 5DN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)