Jenner Park Primary, Vale of Glamorgan
Jenner Park Primary is a primary school for pupils in Vale of Glamorgan.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Jenner Park Primary in detail
School in Wales
Jenner Park 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 203 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
46% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 29% have additional learning needs; 18% are learning English as an additional language; and 22% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 13 pupils (Reception) to 37 (Year 6).
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Jenner Park Primary dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Jenner Park Primary 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Jenner Park Primary are St Helen's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Holton Primary School (0.3 miles), Oakfield Primary School (0.4 miles) and Cadoxton Community Primary (0.4 miles).
St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolHolton Primary SchoolOakfield Primary SchoolCadoxton Community Primary
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cadoxton Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Davies Street (after), 90 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 Jenner Park Primary's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Jenner Park Primary from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Jenner Park Primary is in Vale of Glamorgan; for families living there:
Apply to Vale of Glamorgan for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 13 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were 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 Vale of Glamorgan is 4 (the median across 61 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 Jenner Park Primary
What is the catchment area for Jenner Park Primary?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Jenner Park Primary has a defined catchment published by Vale of Glamorgan. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Vale of Glamorgan 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 Jenner Park Primary?
Apply through Vale of Glamorgan, naming Jenner Park Primary on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Vale of Glamorgan's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Jenner Park Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 13 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were 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 Vale of Glamorgan is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Jenner Park Primary?
Jenner Park Primary is at Hannah Street, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, CF63 1DG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)