St Anthony's R.C. Primary School, Flintshire
St Anthony's R.C. Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Flintshire.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Anthony's R.C. Primary School in detail
School in Wales
St Anthony's R.C. 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 49 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 17% have additional learning needs; 24% are learning English as an additional language; and 32% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 4 pupils (Year 2) to 10 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £8,084 per pupil, against £4,447 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £4k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on St Anthony's R.C. Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report St Anthony’s R.C. Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
St Anthony's R.C. Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:50am.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Anthony's R.C. Primary School are Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School (0.3 miles); St Clare's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, 81% reading, 63% maths); Lache Primary School (0.6 miles); and Saltney Ferry C.P. School (1 mile).
Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. SchoolSt Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolLache Primary SchoolSaltney Ferry C.P. School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chester Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Saltney Police Station (before), 40 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 St Anthony's R.C. Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with St Anthony's R.C. Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Anthony's R.C. Primary School is in Flintshire; for families living there:
Apply to Flintshire 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: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.
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 Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about St Anthony's R.C. Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Anthony's R.C. Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so St Anthony's R.C. Primary School has a defined catchment published by Flintshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Flintshire 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 St Anthony's R.C. Primary School?
Apply through Flintshire, naming St Anthony's R.C. Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Flintshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near St Anthony's R.C. 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: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 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 Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Anthony's R.C. Primary School?
St Anthony's R.C. Primary School is at High Street, Saltney, Flintshire, CH4 8SG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)