St Robert's Catholic Primary School, Bridgend

St Robert's Catholic 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 169 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

11% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 4% have additional learning needs; and 13% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 13 pupils (Year 4) to 34 (Year 5).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,776 per pupil, against £3,557 in 2021-22. It carried forward £35k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its May 2024 inspection summarises St Robert's Catholic Primary School like this:

"St. Robert’s Roman Catholic Primary School provides a caring, supportive environment for its pupils and their families. The school has very strong, beneficial links with the local community. The pupil representative groups lead initiatives that help school leaders to improve aspects of school life as well as working to help others locally and further afield. Nearly all pupils participate enthusiastically in supporting these initiatives. Pupils often learn about those less fortunate than themselves and nearly all show empathy and thoughtfulness in their responses. There are regular opportunities for pupils to present their work and their ideas to parents and to the whole school. Pupils feel that staff listen to their ideas for school improvement and act on these ideas."

"However, opportunities for pupils to influence how they learn in lessons are too limited. The school’s values permeate the day-to-day life of the school. Pupils understand the importance of the school’s rules and nearly all behave very well. As a result of the school’s values and teaching, most pupils are developing successfully as ethical, inf ormed citizens. Most pupils make very good progress in their learning from their starting points. They make rapid progress with their literacy skills during their time at the school, becoming confident readers who regularly read for pleasure. Most pupils develop strong writing skills, and they produce interesting written work which they present with care. Most develop good numeracy skills, which they apply well in different contexts."

"However, pupils’ digital skills are less well-developed, as pupils do not use information technology independently enough across the curriculum. Teachers and learning support officers work together effectively to develop learning experiences that engage nearly all pupils and meet their needs successfully. They have devised a curriculum that encourages pupils to think about important questions, developing strong speaking and listening skills whilst respecting others’ points of view. Staff promote Welsh culture and heritage successfully and most pupils enjoy using their Welsh language skills. The headteacher, governors and staff have high aspirations for the school, and they are dedicated to improving provision for their pupils. Leaders and governors evaluate the school’s performance accurately, identifying appropriate priorities for improvement. They implement improvement actions effectively. Leaders plan for all staff to have valuable professional learning opportunities and develop the school as a successful learning organisation."

Estyn made 1 recommendation: (1) Refine teaching to enable pupils to make decisions about how they learn and use their digital skills independently.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Robert's Catholic Primary School are Tondu Primary School (0.4 miles), Penyfai C.I.W. Primary (0.7 miles), Bryncethin Primary School (1.1 miles) and Litchard Primary (1.2 miles).

The nearest railway station is Sarn Rail Station, about 530 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Robert`s Primary (adjacent), 20 metres away.