Pencoed Primary School, Pencoed
Pencoed Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Pencoed.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Pencoed Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Pencoed 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 544 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
19% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 11% have additional learning needs; 3% are learning English as an additional language; and 7% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 57 pupils (Reception) to 79 (Year 5).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,944 per pupil, against £3,733 in 2021-22. It carried forward £351k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Pencoed Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Pencoed Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Pencoed Primary School are Croesty Primary School (0.7 miles), Brynnau Primary School (1.5 miles), Dolau Primary (1.8 miles) and Coychurch (Llangrallo) Primary School (1.9 miles).
Croesty Primary SchoolBrynnau Primary SchoolDolau PrimaryCoychurch (Llangrallo) Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pencoed Rail Station, about 480 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pencoed Clinic (opposite), 190 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 Pencoed Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Pencoed Primary School 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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Pencoed Primary School
What is the catchment area for Pencoed Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Pencoed Primary School 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 Pencoed Primary School?
Apply through Bridgend, naming Pencoed Primary School 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 Pencoed Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Pencoed Primary School?
Pencoed Primary School is at Penprysg Road, Pencoed, Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr), CF35 6RH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)