Pentrehafod School, Swansea
Pentrehafod School is a secondary school for pupils in Swansea.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Pentrehafod School in detail
School in Wales
Pentrehafod 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 1102 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
32% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 14% have additional learning needs (31% in 2020/21); 13% are learning English as an additional language; and 27% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 208 pupils (Year 11) to 228 (Year 9).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,788 per pupil, against £5,481 in 2021-22. It carried forward £392k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Pentrehafod School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Pentrehafod School 2020 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Pentrehafod School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Pentrehafod School is a thriving community focused school that has served a wide area of Swansea East since 1976. We are an inclusive school providing a wide range of opportunities, both within the formal and informal curriculum, in a caring and supportive environment. Achievement of all kinds is valued and celebrated."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Pentrehafod School are Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe (1.2 miles), Cefn Hengoed Community School (1.6 miles), Bishop Vaughan R.C. School (1.7 miles) and Dylan Thomas Community School (1.8 miles).
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn TaweCefn Hengoed Community SchoolBishop Vaughan R.C. SchoolDylan Thomas Community School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Swansea Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The New Mex (near), 200 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 Pentrehafod School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Pentrehafod School, with their latest published grades:
- Hafod Rainbows Flying Start - Pre-school, 0.2 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Little Petals - Waun Wen Flying Start - Pre-school, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- St Joseph's Cathedral Wraparound - Pre-school, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 4 themes
- Seren Fach Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.5 miles
- Little Gems at Flying Start - Sea View - Pre-school, 0.8 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 4 themes
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Pentrehafod School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Pentrehafod School is in Swansea; for families living there:
Apply to Swansea for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 19
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 16 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 Swansea is 4 (the median across 100 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
New homes granted nearby
Councils granted planning permission for at least 13 new homes within 2 miles of Pentrehafod School since October 2023.
Largest schemes
- 13 homes at Brondeg House St Johns Road Manselton Swansea SA5 8PRSwansea, ref 2023/2177/FUL - granted 7 February 2024, 0.7 miles away
Schemes of 10 or more homes. Only full and outline permissions with the number of homes stated in the application are counted, and applications that may be for the same homes are counted once, so the true figure can be higher. Source: councils' planning registers.
Questions parents ask about Pentrehafod School
How many road collisions happen near Pentrehafod School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 16 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Swansea is 4 (the median across 100 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Pentrehafod School?
Pentrehafod School is at Pentremawr Road, Hafod, Swansea, SA1 2NN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)