Pencaerau Primary school, Caerau
Pencaerau Primary school is a primary school for pupils in Caerau.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Pencaerau Primary school in detail
School in Wales
Pencaerau 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 248 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
45% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 9% have additional learning needs (29% in 2020/21); 8% are learning English as an additional language; and 23% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 29 pupils (Year 2) to 31 (Year 1).
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Pencaerau Primary school dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Pencaerau Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Pencaerau Primary school are Hywel Dda Primary School (0.1 miles), St Francis V.A. Primary School (0.5 miles), Windsor Clive Primary School (0.6 miles) and St Fagans C.I.W. Primary School (0.6 miles).
Hywel Dda Primary SchoolSt Francis V.A. Primary SchoolWindsor Clive Primary SchoolSt Fagans C.I.W. Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Waun-gron Park Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Heol Trelai (before), 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 Pencaerau 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. Pencaerau 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
- 12
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 10 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
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 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.
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Questions parents ask about Pencaerau Primary school
What is the catchment area for Pencaerau Primary school?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Pencaerau 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 Pencaerau Primary school?
Apply through Cardiff, naming Pencaerau 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 Pencaerau Primary school?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 10 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 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 Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Pencaerau Primary school?
Pencaerau Primary school is at Cyntwell Avenue, Caerau, Cardiff (Caerdydd), CF5 5QN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)