Risca Primary School, Caerphilly
Risca Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Caerphilly.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Risca Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Risca 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 330 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 3% have additional learning needs (14% in 2020/21); 7% are learning English as an additional language; and 16% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 26 pupils (Year 2) to 61 (Year 5).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,647 per pupil, against £3,620 in 2021-22. It carried forward £241k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Risca Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Risca Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Risca Primary School are Ty Sign Primary School (0.5 miles), Pentwynmawr Primary School (0.5 miles), Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School (0.6 miles) and Waunfawr Primary School (1.2 miles).
Ty Sign Primary SchoolPentwynmawr Primary SchoolTy Isaf Infants & Nursery SchoolWaunfawr Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Risca & Pontymister Rail Station, about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Spar (outside), 150 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 Risca 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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Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Risca Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Risca 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
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 6 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 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 Risca Primary School
What is the catchment area for Risca Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Risca 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 Risca Primary School?
Apply through Caerphilly, naming Risca 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 Risca Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 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 Risca Primary School?
Risca Primary School is at Danygraig Road, Risca, Caerphilly, NP11 6DB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)