Trelewis Primary School, Merthyr Tydfil
Trelewis Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Merthyr Tydfil.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Trelewis Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Trelewis 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 235 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
20% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 7% have additional learning needs (16% in 2020/21); and 5% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 21 pupils (Year 3) to 34 (Year 5).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,268 per pupil, against £3,884 in 2021-22. It carried forward £5k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Trelewis Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Trelewis Primary School 2018 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Trelewis Primary School are Edwardsville Primary School (1.2 miles), Llanfabon Infants School (1.3 miles), Nelson Primary School (1.3 miles) and Llancaeach Junior School (1.3 miles).
Edwardsville Primary SchoolLlanfabon Infants SchoolNelson Primary SchoolLlancaeach Junior School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Quakers Yard Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bontnewydd Hotel (outside), 150 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 Trelewis Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Trelewis Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Trelewis Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Happy Bees Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.4 miles
- Trelewis Playgroup - Day nursery, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 4 themes
- Nursery Rhymes Playgroup - Day nursery, 0.6 miles
- Cylch Meithrin Treharris - Day nursery, 0.6 miles
- Ladybird Playgroup - Day nursery, 1.3 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 3 themes, Adequate in 1 theme
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Trelewis Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Trelewis Primary School is in Merthyr Tydfil; for families living there:
Apply to Merthyr Tydfil for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
The typical figure for schools in Merthyr Tydfil is 3 (the median across 25 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Trelewis Primary School
How many road collisions happen near Trelewis Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. The typical figure for schools in Merthyr Tydfil is 3 (the median across 25 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Trelewis Primary School?
Trelewis Primary School is at Trelewis, Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil, CF46 6AH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)