Roch C.P. School, Pembrokeshire

Roch C.P. 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 118 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 12% have additional learning needs; and 7% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 11 pupils (Year 1) to 21 (Year 5).

Estyn's report on its May 2026 inspection summarises Roch C.P. School like this:

"The school is a close community where pupils feel safe and well supported. They behave well and demonstrate positive attitudes to learning. Most pupils work well together and engage positively in learning. They take on leadership roles and contribute to school life beneficially. Provision for pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development supports pupils’ personal growth. The school’s nurturing ethos ensures that nearly all pupils feel secure and confident that adults will support them. Nearly all pupils listen well and communicate clearly. Older pupils speak confidently using an increasingly varied vocabulary. Many develop their Welsh language skills suitably."

"Most pupils make suitable progress in reading, although younger pupils do not consistently develop a secure knowledge of phonics, which limits their ability to decode unfamiliar words. Many pupils make appropriate progress in developing their writing skills, but do not write at length well or often enough. Many pupils develop their mathematics skills well. However, their remain limited opportunities for pupil to apply this to solve problems. Most pupils also develop appropriate digital skills and demonstrate a strong understanding of online safety. The curriculum provides pupils with a broad range of engaging learning experiences. Nevertheless, it lacks sufficient structure and coherence to ensure pupils’ knowledge and skills build systematically over time. Teaching is effective, with well-paced lessons and appropriate challenge. Teachers support pupils’ learning well with helpful and constructive feedback."

"Pupils benefit from effective opportunities to work independently and collaboratively. Provision for additional learning needs is effective. Targeted interventions, including nurture support, help pupils to develop their literacy skills and improve their well-being successfully. The headteacher leads with a clear vision. Leadership is increasingly collaborative, with a wider range of staff contributing to school improvement and professional learning. Leaders have suitable systems for self-evaluation and for identifying priorities for improvement. In general, these have a positive impact on pupils’ learning. However, persistent absence remains too high and is increasing."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Strengthen the curriculum to ensure that it develops pupils’ knowledge and skills systematically and progressively across all areas of learning and experience; (2) Improve pupils’ phonics and writing skills; (3) Reduce the proportion of pupils who are persistently absent.

In its own words: "Before School For those who need to arrive early, children can be dropped off from 8am for a healthy breakfast and fun activities before school starts. At 8.45am the school gate opens and the children meet friends in the playground until Registration at 9am."

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Roch C.P. School.