Ringland Primary, Newport
Ringland Primary is a primary school for pupils in Newport.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ringland Primary in detail
School in Wales
Ringland Primary 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 214 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
45% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 18% have additional learning needs (38% in 2020/21); 4% are learning English as an additional language; and 17% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 21 pupils (Year 4) to 33 (Year 2).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,915 per pupil, against £4,706 in 2021-22. It carried forward £23k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ringland Primary dates from 2020.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ringland Primary 2020 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ringland Primary are St Gabriel's R.C. Primary School (0.2 miles), Ysgol Gymraeg Casnewydd (0.3 miles), Milton Primary School (0.6 miles) and Alway Primary (0.6 miles).
St Gabriel's R.C. Primary SchoolYsgol Gymraeg CasnewyddMilton Primary SchoolAlway Primary
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Newport (S Wales) Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bantock Close (after), 120 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 Ringland Primary'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. Ringland Primary is in Newport; for families living there:
Apply to Newport for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 Newport is 10 (the median across 60 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 Ringland Primary
What is the catchment area for Ringland Primary?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ringland Primary has a defined catchment published by Newport. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Newport 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 Ringland Primary?
Apply through Newport, naming Ringland Primary on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Newport's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ringland Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Newport is 10 (the median across 60 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ringland Primary?
Ringland Primary is at Dunstable Road, Newport, NP19 9LU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)