Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School, Pontypridd
Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Pontypridd.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Gwaunmeisgyn 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 345 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
18% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 9% have additional learning needs (14% in 2020/21); 2% are learning English as an additional language; and 7% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 31 pupils (Year 2) to 55 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,747 per pupil, against £3,714 in 2021-22. It carried forward £152k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School are Llwyncrwn Primary School (0.4 miles), Ysgol G.G. Castellau (0.5 miles), Maesybryn Primary School (0.9 miles) and Llantrisant Primary (1.3 miles).
Llwyncrwn Primary SchoolYsgol G.G. CastellauMaesybryn Primary SchoolLlantrisant Primary
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pontyclun Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Spar (after), 180 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 Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School
Nurseries
Clwb Y Ddraig @Gwaunmeisgyn is at Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School. Care Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 2 themes.
Giggles@Gwaunmeisgyn is at Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School.
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Giggles Playgroup - Day nursery, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 2 themes, Good in 2 themes
- Once Upon a Time Nursery - Day nursery, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 1 theme, Poor in 1 theme
- Cylch Meithrin Beddau - Day nursery, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 2 themes, Adequate in 2 themes
- Cylch Meithrin Beddau ar Safle Garth Olwg - Pre-school, 1.4 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 2 themes, Good in 2 themes
- Littlefolk Playgroup - Day nursery, 1.5 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School is in Rhondda Cynon Taf; for families living there:
Apply to Rhondda Cynon Taf for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
The typical figure for schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf is 4 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School
How many road collisions happen near Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. The typical figure for schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf is 4 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School?
Gwaunmeisgyn Primary School is at Woodland Road, Beddau, Pontypridd, CF38 2SE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)