Severn Primary School, Cardiff

Severn 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 422 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

31% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 10% have additional learning needs (30% in 2020/21); 48% are learning English as an additional language; and 88% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 44 pupils (Year 6) to 63 (Year 1).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,693 per pupil, against £4,185 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £15k.

Estyn's report on its October 2023 inspection summarises Severn Primary School like this:

"Pupils at Severn Primary enjoy coming to their school. They feel safe and cared for in an environment that supports equality and inclusion for all. Here, pupils benefit from a wide range of experiences that prepare them to become adults active in today’s society. The headteacher leads with professionalism and compassion. Governors support leaders well. They have a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities. They manage spending diligently and strive to maintain a robust culture of safeguarding."

"They are working with school leaders to develop their understanding of school improvement. A team of senior leaders ably assist the headteacher and together they monitor the progress of pupils and the quality of teaching and learning appropriately. However, they do not always address important areas in need of development such as the quality and impact of feedback or supporting pupils to become independent learners. Leaders and staff develop good relationships with parents, who value the care and guidance the school provides for their children. Staff know pupils well and create warm and supportive working relationships with pupils. As a result, nearly all pupils behave well in classrooms and at breaktimes, settling quickly into their lessons. Staff use effective questioning in their teaching and many teachers plan stimulating lessons with clear learning objectives."

"These lessons enable pupils to make good progress in their learning from their various starting points, particularly in literacy and mathematics. However, there are limited opportunities for pupils to apply their numeracy knowledge and skills across the curriculum or to develop their digital skills. Staff at the school are beginning to develop a curriculum for their pupils that reflects the local community, the wider history and culture of Wales and addresses global issues. Many pupils develop skills well over time and benefit from the support they receive from staff. Pupils enjoy the wide range of visits that enhance their curriculum and they value the extra-curricular activities staff provide. They have suitable opportunities to make decisions that influence the wider life of the school, particularly around children’s rights."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Address the health and safety issue identified by the team during the inspection; (2) Develop the effective use of feedback to support pupils to make progress and develop as independent learners; (3) Improve opportunities for pupils to apply their digital and numeracy skills across the curriculum.

The nearest other state primary schools to Severn Primary School are St Mary's R.C. Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Kitchener Primary School (0.3 miles), Radnor Primary School (0.4 miles) and Lansdowne Primary School (0.6 miles).

The nearest railway station is Ninian Park Rail Station, about 680 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Mary's School (after), 120 metres away.