Radyr Primary School, Cardiff
Radyr Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cardiff.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Radyr Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Radyr 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 444 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 4% have additional learning needs; 2% are learning English as an additional language; and 19% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 51 pupils (Year 3) to 60 (Year 5).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,216 per pupil, against £3,324 in 2021-22. It carried forward £13k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Radyr Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Radyr Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Radyr Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, running, yoga, choir and chess.
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Radyr Primary School are Bryn Deri Primary School (0.2 miles), Tongwynlais Primary School (0.9 miles), Coryton Primary School (0.9 miles) and Ysgol Gynradd Groes-Wen Primary (1.1 miles).
Bryn Deri Primary SchoolTongwynlais Primary SchoolCoryton Primary SchoolYsgol Gynradd Groes-Wen Primary
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Radur Rail Station, about 680 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Radyr Library (before), 60 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 Radyr Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Radyr Primary School is in Cardiff; for families living there:
Apply to Cardiff for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 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 Radyr Primary School
What is the catchment area for Radyr Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Radyr Primary School has a defined catchment published by Cardiff. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Cardiff 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 Radyr Primary School?
Apply through Cardiff, naming Radyr Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Cardiff's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Radyr Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Radyr Primary School?
Radyr Primary School is at Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)