Trehopcyn Primary School, Pontypridd

Trehopcyn 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 112 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

27% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 11% have additional learning needs (24% in 2020/21); and 11% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 9 pupils (Year 3) to 19 (Year 1).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,799 per pupil, against £4,118 in 2021-22. It carried forward £88k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its June 2026 inspection summarises Trehopcyn Primary School like this:

"Trehopcyn Primary School is an inclusive and nurturing environment where all pupils are valued. Most pupils behave well, attend regularly and show high levels of respect for staff and visitors. Robust safeguarding arrangements are embedded across the school and are understood well by staff and pupils. As a result, pupils demonstrate a secure understanding of how to keep themselves safe, including online. The school works effectively with families and external agencies to support pupils with additional learning needs (ALN). This ensures most pupils make appropriate progress, including those with ALN and pupils eligible for free school meals. The school has designed a broad and interesting curriculum that supports pupils’ knowledge of their local area, Wales and the wider world. However, learning experiences do not always ensure that pupils develop their skills systematically across all areas of learning. In general, teachers plan and deliver a broad range of engaging learning activities, although too often, teachers over-direct learning."

"This limits pupils’ independence as learners. Teachers use questioning effectively to develop pupils’ thinking and to check pupils’ understanding. Feedback given during the lessons allows pupils to improve their own work. Older pupils effectively use self and peer marking to review their learning. The use of success criteria is embedded well in the school’s assessment processes and supports older pupils’ understanding of what they need to do to succeed. Across the school pupils develop confidence in speaking and listening, reading, and digital skills. They develop their mathematical understanding effectively. Pupils’ Welsh language skills are less well developed. Leaders set clear expectations and have embedded a well-embedded system to monitor and improve the work of the school, but self-evaluation does not always focus precisely enough on pupils’ progress in a few important areas."

"Professional development is aligned well with school priorities. This supports school improvement well. Governors work diligently, and support and challenge leaders well. The school has built positive relationships with its community and pupils benefit from an interesting range of visits and visitors. This helps to ensure that many pupils participate in lessons with enthusiasm and are keen to learn. The school has developed an engaging indoor and outdoor learning environment that meets the needs of the pupils well. Teachers support pupils’ spiritual, moral, and cultural development suitably, developing their understanding of diversity and social responsibility. Pupils understand the diversity and culture of their local community well, learning through purposeful projects celebrated by the ‘Voices around the World’ committee. Creative and physical activities, including outdoor learning, enhance pupils’ well-being and problem-solving skills."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Strengthen improvement processes to focus sharply on pupils’ learning and progress; (2) Ensure that learning experiences develop pupils’ skills and independence systematically across all areas of learning; (3) Improve pupils’ Welsh language skills.

The nearest other state primary schools to Trehopcyn Primary School are Ysgol G.G. Evan James (0.6 miles), Maes-Y-Coed Primary School (0.6 miles), Coedylan Primary School (0.7 miles) and Trallwng Infants School (1 mile).

The nearest railway station is Pontypridd Rail Station, about 1150 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Trehopcyn School (near), 80 metres away.