St Mary's Aided Primary School, Wrexham
St Mary's Aided Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Wrexham.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Mary's Aided Primary School in detail
School in Wales
St Mary's Aided 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 135 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 12% have additional learning needs (20% in 2020/21); 9% are learning English as an additional language; and 18% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 10 pupils (Year 1) to 24 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,193 per pupil, against £5,184 in 2021-22. It carried forward £0k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on St Mary's Aided Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report St Mary’s Aided Primary School 2018". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Aided Primary School are Black Lane C.P. School (0.6 miles), Ysgol Heulfan (1.2 miles), Tanyfron C.P. School (1.2 miles) and Brynteg County School (1.2 miles).
Black Lane C.P. SchoolYsgol HeulfanTanyfron C.P. SchoolBrynteg County School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gwersyllt Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Old Brymbo Post Office (near), 80 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 Mary's Aided Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Mary's Aided Primary School is in Wrexham; for families living there:
- Wrexham's school travel policy: Wrexham County Borough Council School Transport Policy PDF Format 124.15 KB
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 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.
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Questions parents ask about St Mary's Aided Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Aided Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so St Mary's Aided Primary School has a defined catchment published by Wrexham. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Wrexham 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 Mary's Aided Primary School?
Apply through Wrexham, naming St Mary's Aided Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Wrexham's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near St Mary's Aided Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Mary's Aided Primary School?
St Mary's Aided Primary School is at Ael Y Bryn, Brymbo, Wrexham, LL11 5DA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)