The Dell Primary School, Monmouthshire

The Dell 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 400 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 2% have additional learning needs (6% in 2020/21); and 8% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 49 pupils (Year 1) to 61 (Year 6).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,588 per pupil, against £3,336 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £158k.

Estyn's report on its June 2022 inspection summarises The Dell Primary School like this:

"The Dell Primary School is an inclusive school where the well-being of its pupils is a priority. Support for pupils' emotional well-being is highly effective and is a strength of the school. The acting headteacher and senior leaders collaborate well with all stakeholders and school partners. As a result, relationships at all levels are very strong. Most pupils make steady overall progress as they move through the school. Nearly all pupils develop effective speaking and listening skills and use these well, for example to explain their ambitions for the future."

"However, pupils do not always receive the challenge or opportunity to use their literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum as well as they could. Overall, pupils’ Welsh language skills are not strong. Pupils build their musical, physical, and artistic skills well during their time in school. Regular opportunities to sing, dance and perform ensure that pupils’ creativity develops well. The school’s curriculum is broad and balanced and provision for pupils’ personal and social development is effective. Teachers provide a wide range of activities that engage the interest of nearly all pupils."

"Good use is made of the local environment such as when pupils study the River Wye and the area around Chepstow. The school’s work in preparation for the implementation of a Curriculum for Wales is at an early stage in development. There are effective arrangements to support vulnerable pupils and almost all make good progress. Governors are highly supportive of the school and help the school to manage and deploy its resources effectively. The acting headteacher and senior leaders have worked hard and effectively managed change following the pandemic and the absence of the substantive headteacher. Leaders undertake many useful activities to evaluate the quality of the school’s work and its progress."

Estyn made 4 recommendations: (1) Ensure that pupils have opportunities to consistently apply their skills in literacy and numeracy at a high enough level across the curriculum; (2) Improve pupils' Welsh language skills; (3) Improve the quality and consistency of teaching across the school; (4) Strengthen leaders’ capacity to evaluate and improve the school particularly in relation to teaching, learning and national priorities.

The nearest other state primary schools to The Dell Primary School are St Mary's R.C. Primary School (0.5 miles); Lift Offa's Mead (0.7 miles, 81% reading, 75% maths); Pembroke Primary School (0.8 miles); and Tutshill Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles, 83% reading, 80% maths).

The nearest railway station is Chepstow Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Kingsmark Avenue (after), 130 metres away.