Pennar Community School, Pembrokeshire
Pennar Community School is a primary school for pupils in Pembrokeshire.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Pennar Community School in detail
School in Wales
Pennar Community 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 204 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
24% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 10% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 18 pupils (Reception) to 34 (Year 6).
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Pennar Community School dates from 2026.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection Report Pennar CP School ENG 2008 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Pennar Community School are Pembroke Dock CP School (0.8 miles), Ysgol Bro Penfro (1.2 miles), Monkton Priory CP School (1.3 miles) and Penrhyn Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School (1.5 miles).
Pembroke Dock CP SchoolYsgol Bro PenfroMonkton Priory CP SchoolPenrhyn Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pembroke Dock Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oak Road (after), 180 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 Pennar Community School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Pennar Community School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Pennar Community School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Pennar Community School is in Pembrokeshire; for families living there:
- Pembrokeshire's school travel policy: School transport policy and application form
- How to apply: Apply for School Transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 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 Pembrokeshire is 2 (the median across 69 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 Pennar Community School
What is the catchment area for Pennar Community School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Pennar Community School has a defined catchment published by Pembrokeshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Pembrokeshire 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 Pennar Community School?
Apply through Pembrokeshire, naming Pennar Community School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Pembrokeshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Pennar Community School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 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 Pembrokeshire is 2 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Pennar Community School?
Pennar Community School is at Owen Street, Pennar, Pembrokeshire, SA72 6SL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)