Portmead Primary School, Swansea
Portmead Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Swansea.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Portmead Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Portmead 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 234 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
46% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 14% have additional learning needs (25% in 2020/21); 15% are learning English as an additional language; and 26% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 24 pupils (Year 4) to 35 (Year 6).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £7,208 per pupil, against £5,295 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 Portmead Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Portmead Primary School 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Portmead Primary School are Clwyd Community Primary School (0.4 miles), Blaenymaes Primary School (0.5 miles), Cadle Primary School (0.5 miles) and Gendros Primary School (0.6 miles).
Clwyd Community Primary SchoolBlaenymaes Primary SchoolCadle Primary SchoolGendros Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Swansea Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mynydd Newydd Road (opp 75), 170 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 Portmead 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. Portmead Primary 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
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 12 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 Swansea is 4 (the median across 100 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 Portmead Primary School
What is the catchment area for Portmead Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Portmead Primary School has a defined catchment published by Swansea. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Swansea 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 Portmead Primary School?
Apply through Swansea, naming Portmead Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Swansea's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Portmead Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 12 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Swansea is 4 (the median across 100 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Portmead Primary School?
Portmead Primary School is at Cheriton Crescent, Portmead, Swansea, SA5 5LA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)