St Mary's R.C. Primary School, Monmouthshire
St Mary's R.C. Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Monmouthshire.
- Estyn
- In follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Mary's R.C. Primary School in detail
School in Wales
St Mary'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 127 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 11% have additional learning needs (28% in 2020/21); 12% are learning English as an additional language; and 29% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 13 pupils (Year 1) to 25 (Year 6).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,148 per pupil, against £4,287 in 2021-22. It carried forward £69k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn follow-up status: Ddim mewn categori gweithgarwch dilynol.
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Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's R.C. Primary School are Pembroke Primary School (0.4 miles); The Dell Primary School (0.5 miles); Lift Offa's Mead (0.8 miles, 81% reading, 75% maths); and Thornwell Primary School (0.9 miles).
Pembroke Primary SchoolThe Dell Primary SchoolLift Offa's MeadThornwell Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chepstow Rail Station, about 590 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bulwark Corner (after), 20 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 R.C. Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Mary's R.C. Primary School is in Monmouthshire; for families living there:
Apply to Monmouthshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 11 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 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 Monmouthshire is 3 (the median across 41 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 R.C. Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Mary's R.C. Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so St Mary's R.C. Primary School has a defined catchment published by Monmouthshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Monmouthshire 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 R.C. Primary School?
Apply through Monmouthshire, naming St Mary's R.C. Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Monmouthshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near St Mary's R.C. Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 11 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 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 Monmouthshire is 3 (the median across 41 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Mary's R.C. Primary School?
St Mary's R.C. Primary School is at Bulwark Road, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5JE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)