Pentwynmawr Primary School, Newbridge
Pentwynmawr Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Newbridge.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Pentwynmawr Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Pentwynmawr 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 123 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 7% have additional learning needs (18% in 2020/21).
Year groups range from 4 pupils (Reception) to 24 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,429 per pupil, against £3,847 in 2021-22. It carried forward £119k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Pentwynmawr Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Pentwynmawr Primary School 2018 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Pentwynmawr Primary School are Ty Sign Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School (0.4 miles), Risca Primary School (0.5 miles) and Waunfawr Primary School (1.6 miles).
Ty Sign Primary SchoolTy Isaf Infants & Nursery SchoolRisca Primary SchoolWaunfawr Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Risca & Pontymister Rail Station, about 560 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bottom Shops (outside), 100 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 Pentwynmawr 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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Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Pentwynmawr Primary School is in Caerphilly; for families living there:
Apply to Caerphilly for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
3 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 Caerphilly is 8 (the median across 85 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 Pentwynmawr Primary School
What is the catchment area for Pentwynmawr Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Pentwynmawr Primary School has a defined catchment published by Caerphilly. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Caerphilly 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 Pentwynmawr Primary School?
Apply through Caerphilly, naming Pentwynmawr Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Caerphilly's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Pentwynmawr Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 3 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 Caerphilly is 8 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Pentwynmawr Primary School?
Pentwynmawr Primary School is at Tonypistyll Road, Pentwynmawr, Newbridge, NP11 6HJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)