St Cuthbert's R.C. Primary School, Cardiff

St Cuthbert'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 107 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 64% are learning English as an additional language; and 87% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 8 pupils (Year 4) to 23 (Year 5).

Estyn's report on its May 2023 inspection summarises St Cuthbert's R.C. Primary School like this:

"St. Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School provides an inclusive, caring and welcoming environment for pupils. All members of staff work closely together to celebrate the rich diversity of languages and cultures within the school community. As a result, all pupils feel valued, have high levels of well-being and develop their confidence well in a nurturing atmosphere. The school has highly effective practices for the integration of newly arrived pupils with no English into the school, which has had a positive impact on their well-being. The school provides high levels of care, support and guidance for pupils."

"The school has clearly established rules, routines and high expectations of behaviour. These help pupils to consider and to manage their own behaviour well. Provision for promoting pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is strong. The emphasis on positive values and tolerance towards and respect for others is a notable feature across the school. The school makes very good use of the pupils’ diverse cultural heritage to ensure that they have a good understanding of the need to respect one another. Overall, the quality of teaching is good."

"As a result, many pupils develop knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate for their age and ability. However, provision is varied and teachers do not always provide sufficiently challenging learning activities that build on pupils’ skills systematically over time. School leaders promote a culture of support, trust and care that creates a positive learning environment for pupils and staff. However, the school’s self- evaluation and improvement processes are not focused sharply enough on evaluating the quality of teaching and its impact on pupil progress. Senior leaders and governors are in the very early stages of working collaboratively to ensure that self-evaluation processes are thorough."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Ensure that self-evaluation and improvement planning focus suitably on strengthening pupil outcomes; (2) Ensure that teachers use pupil progress information effectively to plan for sustained improvement for all pupils; (3) Increase the effectiveness of the governing body in supporting the school and holding it to account.

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, STEM and forest school.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 24 November 2026, an open day on Thursday 24 December 2026, an open day on Monday 25 January 2027 and an open day on Thursday 25 February 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Cuthbert's R.C. Primary School are St Mary The Virgin C.I.W. Primary School (0.3 miles), Mount Stuart Primary (0.6 miles), Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad (0.8 miles) and Grange Town Primary (0.8 miles).

The nearest railway station is Cardiff Bay Rail Station, about 550 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Letton Road (opposite), 160 metres away.