Trealaw Primary School, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
Trealaw Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Trealaw Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Trealaw 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 117 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
34% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 17% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 10 pupils (Year 2) to 21 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,718 per pupil, against £4,177 in 2021-22. It carried forward £16k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Trealaw Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Trealaw Primary School 2018 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Trealaw Primary School are St Gabriel & Raphael R.C.P. School (0.3 miles), Alaw Primary School (0.5 miles), Llwynypia Primary School (0.7 miles) and Williamstown Primary School (1 mile).
St Gabriel & Raphael R.C.P. SchoolAlaw Primary SchoolLlwynypia Primary SchoolWilliamstown Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Tonypandy Rail Station, about 130 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Miskin Hotel (near), 50 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 Trealaw Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Trealaw Primary School is in Rhondda Cynon Taf; for families living there:
Apply to Rhondda Cynon Taf for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
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 Rhondda Cynon Taf is 4 (the median across 111 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 Trealaw Primary School
What is the catchment area for Trealaw Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Trealaw Primary School has a defined catchment published by Rhondda Cynon Taf. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Rhondda Cynon Taf 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 Trealaw Primary School?
Apply through Rhondda Cynon Taf, naming Trealaw Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Rhondda Cynon Taf's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Trealaw Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf is 4 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Trealaw Primary School?
Trealaw Primary School is at Miskin Road, Trealaw, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, CF40 2QW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)