Pembroke Primary School, Chepstow

Pembroke 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 257 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 23% have additional learning needs (40% in 2020/21); 4% are learning English as an additional language; and 12% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 22 pupils (Year 4) to 39 (Year 3).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £8,203 per pupil, against £5,865 in 2021-22. It carried forward £268k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its June 2026 inspection summarises Pembroke Primary School like this:

"Pembroke Primary School is a caring and nurturing school where nearly all pupils feel safe, happy and supported. Staff build strong relationships with pupils and their families, creating a calm and welcoming environment. As a result, most pupils enjoy learning, behave well and show resilience when facing challenges. Leaders have a clear vision for the school and understand its strengths and areas for improvement well. They use a range of information, such as pupil progress data and feedback from pupils and staff, to help plan improvements effectively. There is a strong whole-school commitment to improving attendance, with all staff contributing to clear expectations and consistent approaches. As a result, attendance has improved over time and fewer pupils are persistently absent."

"Teachers provide a wide range of interesting and engaging learning experiences. A particular strength is how pupils demonstrate their application of skills across the curriculum in a creative way. Pupils take great pride in this work and enjoy talking about what they have learned and how their skills have improved. The school makes highly effective use of its outdoor areas to enrich learning. High-quality experiences support pupils to develop confidence, independence and teamwork, while also helping them build a strong connection with the natural environment. The school supports pupils’ well-being effectively and provides a wide range of opportunities for them to take on responsibilities in school life. Most pupils make good progress as they move through the school."

"They develop their speaking, reading and writing skills well, and apply these across different subjects. They also build secure mathematical and digital skills and use these confidently in their learning. Teaching is effective overall. Teachers ask good questions to develop pupils’ thinking and provide helpful verbal feedback. However, written feedback does not always clearly show pupils how to improve their work, and pupils do not always have enough opportunity to reflect on and improve their learning. Staff understand pupils’ social, emotional and sensory needs well. However, the school does not ensure that pupils in the SRBs experience equitable provision or benefit fully from the breadth of learning opportunities available across the school, and this restricts their opportunities to develop skills alongside their peers."

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Ensure equity of provision for all pupils across the whole school; (2) Provide more consistent opportunities for pupils to reflect on their learning, and to identify and address their next steps for improvement.

The nearest other state primary schools to Pembroke Primary School are St Mary's R.C. Primary School (0.4 miles); Thornwell Primary School (0.5 miles); The Dell Primary School (0.8 miles); and Lift Offa's Mead (1 mile, 81% reading, 75% maths).

The nearest railway station is Chepstow Rail Station, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pembroke School (at), 40 metres away.