Maerdy Community Primary School, Ferndale
Maerdy Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Ferndale.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Maerdy Community Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Maerdy Community 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 295 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
48% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 13% have additional learning needs (26% in 2020/21); and 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 21 pupils (Reception) to 46 (Year 5).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,010 per pupil, against £4,230 in 2021-22. It carried forward £190k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Maerdy Community Primary School dates from 2026.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection Report Maerdy Junior School ENG 2008 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Maerdy Community Primary School are Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn Y Forwyn (0.6 miles), Treorchy Primary School (1.3 miles), Darran Park Primary School (1.4 miles) and Ton Pentre Junior School (1.5 miles).
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn Y ForwynTreorchy Primary SchoolDarran Park Primary SchoolTon Pentre Junior School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Treorchy Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Conservative Club (opposite), 120 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 Maerdy Community Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Maerdy Community 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
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 Rhondda Cynon Taf is 4 (the median across 111 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 Maerdy Community Primary School
What is the catchment area for Maerdy Community Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Maerdy Community Primary School has a defined catchment published by Rhondda Cynon Taf. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Rhondda Cynon Taf 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 Maerdy Community Primary School?
Apply through Rhondda Cynon Taf, naming Maerdy Community Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Rhondda Cynon Taf's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Maerdy Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf is 4 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Maerdy Community Primary School?
Maerdy Community Primary School is at Graig Wen, Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taff (Rhondda Cynon Taf), CF43 4TW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)