Ogmore Vale Primary, Bridgend
Ogmore Vale Primary is a primary school for pupils in Bridgend.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ogmore Vale Primary in detail
School in Wales
Ogmore Vale 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 284 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
41% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 15% have additional learning needs (25% in 2020/21); 3% are learning English as an additional language; and 8% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 28 pupils (Reception) to 42 (Year 1).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,627 per pupil, against £4,128 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £100k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ogmore Vale Primary dates from 2017.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ogmore Vale Primary 2017 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ogmore Vale Primary are Nantymoel Primary School (0.9 miles), Ffaldau Primary School (1.7 miles), Blaengarw Primary School (2.3 miles) and Tynyrheol Primary School (2.4 miles).
Nantymoel Primary SchoolFfaldau Primary SchoolBlaengarw Primary SchoolTynyrheol Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ton Pentre Rail Station, about 3.7 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hill Street (after), 110 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 Ogmore Vale 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 Ogmore Vale Primary from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ogmore Vale Primary is in Bridgend; for families living there:
Apply to Bridgend for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 Bridgend 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 Ogmore Vale Primary
What is the catchment area for Ogmore Vale Primary?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ogmore Vale Primary has a defined catchment published by Bridgend. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Bridgend 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 Ogmore Vale Primary?
Apply through Bridgend, naming Ogmore Vale Primary on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Bridgend's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ogmore Vale Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Bridgend is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ogmore Vale Primary?
Ogmore Vale Primary is at Aber Road, Ogmore Vale, Bridgend, CF32 7AJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)