Oakfield Primary School, Cardiff
Oakfield Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cardiff.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Oakfield Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Oakfield 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 456 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
48% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 9% have additional learning needs (46% in 2020/21); 19% are learning English as an additional language; and 35% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 45 pupils (Reception) to 59 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,265 per pupil, against £4,207 in 2021-22. It carried forward £188k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Oakfield Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Oakfield Primary School 2020 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Oakfield Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Oakfield Primary School are Bishop Childs C.I.W. Primary School (0.3 miles), Pen-Y-Bryn Primary School (0.4 miles), Ysgol Pen Y Pil (0.5 miles) and Meadowlane Primary School (0.6 miles).
Bishop Childs C.I.W. Primary SchoolPen-Y-Bryn Primary SchoolYsgol Pen Y PilMeadowlane Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Heath High Level Rail Station, about 3.2 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Llaneirwg Way, 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 Oakfield Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Oakfield Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Oakfield Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Oakfield 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
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 14 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
5 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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Oakfield Primary School
What is the catchment area for Oakfield Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Oakfield 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 Oakfield Primary School?
Apply through Cardiff, naming Oakfield 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 Oakfield Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 14 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 5 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 Oakfield Primary School?
Oakfield Primary School is at Ferntree Drive, Trowbridge, Cardiff, CF3 0AA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)