St Thomas Community Primary School, Swansea
St Thomas Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Swansea.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Thomas Community Primary School in detail
School in Wales
St Thomas Community 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 406 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
30% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (14% in 2020/21); 15% are learning English as an additional language; and 32% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 38 pupils (Reception) to 56 (Year 2).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,427 per pupil, against £3,735 in 2021-22. It carried forward £285k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on St Thomas Community Primary School dates from 2026.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection Report_St Thomas C.P. Primary School_ENG_2007". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Thomas Community Primary School are Danygraig Primary School (0.6 miles), St Joseph's Cathedral Primary School (0.8 miles), Hafod Primary School (0.8 miles) and Waun Wen Primary School (0.9 miles).
Danygraig Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Cathedral Primary SchoolHafod Primary SchoolWaun Wen Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Swansea Rail Station, about 830 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Thomas Community Centre (near), 70 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 Thomas Community 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 Thomas Community Primary School is in Swansea; for families living there:
Apply to Swansea for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 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 Swansea is 4 (the median across 100 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 Thomas Community Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Thomas Community Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so St Thomas Community Primary School has a defined catchment published by Swansea. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Swansea 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 Thomas Community Primary School?
Apply through Swansea, naming St Thomas Community Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Swansea's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near St Thomas Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 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 Swansea is 4 (the median across 100 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Thomas Community Primary School?
St Thomas Community Primary School is at Grenfell Park Road, St Thoma's, Swansea, SA1 8EY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)