Trelales Primary School, Bridgend
Trelales Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Bridgend.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Trelales Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Trelales 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 206 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 4% have additional learning needs (9% in 2020/21); and 7% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 19 pupils (Year 3) to 30 (Year 5).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,828 per pupil, against £3,689 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £58k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Trelales Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Trelales Primary School 2018 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Trelales Primary School are Bryntirion Infants School (0.9 miles), Maes yr Haul Primary School (1 mile), Llangewydd Junior School (1.2 miles) and Cefn Glas Infant School (1.5 miles).
Bryntirion Infants SchoolMaes yr Haul Primary SchoolLlangewydd Junior SchoolCefn Glas Infant School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bridgend Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mackworth Arms (before), 90 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 Trelales Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Trelales Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Trelales Primary School is in Bridgend; for families living there:
Apply to Bridgend for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
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 Bridgend is 4 (the median across 61 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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Trelales Primary School
What is the catchment area for Trelales Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Trelales Primary School has a defined catchment published by Bridgend. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Bridgend 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 Trelales Primary School?
Apply through Bridgend, naming Trelales Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Bridgend's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Trelales Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 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 Bridgend is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Trelales Primary School?
Trelales Primary School is at Well Street, Laleston, Bridgend, CF32 0LF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)