Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School, Llanelli
Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Llanelli.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Maes Y Morfa 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 171 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
48% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 5% have additional learning needs (55% in 2020/21); 6% are learning English as an additional language; and 15% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 16 pupils (Year 1) to 27 (Reception).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,114 per pupil, against £4,015 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £83k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School 2018 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School are Bigyn County Primary (0.6 miles), Ysgol Pen Rhos (0.9 miles), Stebonheath C.P. School (0.9 miles) and Halfway C.P. School (1.2 miles).
Bigyn County PrimaryYsgol Pen RhosStebonheath C.P. SchoolHalfway C.P. School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Llanelli Rail Station, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Morfa Social Club, 100 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 Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School is in Carmarthenshire; for families living there:
Apply to Carmarthenshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
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 Carmarthenshire is 3 (the median across 121 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 Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School
What is the catchment area for Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School has a defined catchment published by Carmarthenshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Carmarthenshire 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 Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School?
Apply through Carmarthenshire, naming Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Carmarthenshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 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 Carmarthenshire is 3 (the median across 121 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School?
Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School is at New Street, Morfa, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin), SA15 2BR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)