Howardian Primary School, Cardiff
Howardian Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cardiff.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Howardian Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Howardian 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 430 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 4% have additional learning needs; 4% are learning English as an additional language; and 43% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 47 pupils (Year 1) to 60 (Year 6).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,614 per pupil, against £3,861 in 2021-22. It carried forward £124k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Howardian Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Howardian Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Howardian Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Croeso i Ysgol Gynradd Howardian. A very big welcome to all the families new to our school and a warm welcome back to all our existing Howardian families. We are a relatively new school in north east Cardiff. We opened in September 2015 in the old Howardian High School and moved to our new, purpose-built building in September 2018."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Croeso! I am very proud to be the Headteacher of Howardian Primary School where it is an honour and a privilege to work with a dedicated team of governors, staff and amazing children. Our school motto is 'Exploring Together, Learning Forever' ."
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Howardian Primary School are Marlborough Primary (0.5 miles), Llanedeyrn Primary School (0.6 miles), Stacey Primary School (0.7 miles) and All Saints C.I.W. Primary School (0.7 miles).
Marlborough PrimaryLlanedeyrn Primary SchoolStacey Primary SchoolAll Saints C.I.W. Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cathays Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Howardian Close (after), 270 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 Howardian Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Howardian Primary School is in Cardiff; for families living there:
Apply to Cardiff 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
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
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, 1 serious and 7 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 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 Howardian Primary School
What is the catchment area for Howardian Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Howardian Primary School has a defined catchment published by Cardiff. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Cardiff 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 Howardian Primary School?
Apply through Cardiff, naming Howardian Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Cardiff's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Howardian Primary School?
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, 1 serious and 7 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Howardian Primary School?
Howardian Primary School is at Hammond Way, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9NB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)