St Illtyd's R.C. Primary School, Swansea

St Illtyd'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 186 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

29% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (24% in 2020/21); 15% are learning English as an additional language; and 29% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 17 pupils (Year 1) to 31 (Year 6).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,095 per pupil, against £4,016 in 2021-22. It carried forward £112k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

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

"Pupils at St Illtyd’s Roman Catholic Primary School thoroughly enjoy coming to school and have a deep sense of belonging. ‘With God’s love, we play, learn and grow together’ clearly reflects the aims of the school and underpins its Christian values. Nearly all pupils and staff feel safe and valued. The headteacher has developed effective and confident staff. Her robust leadership and conscientious team have the pupils’ well-being at the forefront of all that they do. The staff have created a happy and homely environment in which all pupils thrive. Most pupils feel cared for, supported, and, as a result, have positive attitudes to their learning."

"Nearly all pupils’ behaviour across the school is excellent. They are considerate and show respect to their friends and staff. All pupils are especially courteous to visitors. There is a strong culture of inclusion and diversity across the school, where pupils are given equal opportunity to be involved in all aspects of school life. Most pupils make strong progress in developing their literacy, numeracy and digital skills and apply them well in other areas of learning. Often, from low starting points, pupils develop strong oracy skills in English. However, although the pupils enjoy learning Welsh, they do not always make enough progress in developing their Welsh language skills."

"The school is developing a purposeful curriculum for its pupils. Staff provide pupils with interesting opportunities to build on their knowledge and to strengthen their understanding of their ‘cynefin’. Most teachers plan interesting lessons to engage most pupils. However, there are few opportunities for pupils to contribute to their own learning and to develop skills to work independently. Opportunities for younger pupils to develop their curiosity and creativity in class and in the outdoor environment are underdeveloped."

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Improve pupils’ Welsh speaking skills; (2) Ensure that learning experiences enable all pupils to improve their creativity and problem-solving skills and to develop as independent learners.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Illtyd's R.C. Primary School are Pentrechwyth Primary School (0.2 miles), Ysgol Gymraeg y Cwm (0.4 miles), Cwmglas Primary School (0.6 miles) and Plasmarl Primary School (1 mile).

The nearest railway station is Swansea Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Illtyd`s RC Primary School (opposite), 80 metres away.