Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School, Newport

Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery 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 116 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

24% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 12% have additional learning needs.

Year groups range from 22 pupils (Year 2) to 28 (Year 1).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,802 per pupil, against £4,342 in 2021-22. It carried forward £67k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its October 2024 inspection summarises Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School like this:

"Since her appointment, the headteacher has demonstrated strong leadership, developed effective teamwork and secured a clear focus on improving pupils’ learning and well-being. As a result, Ty Isaf Infant and Nursery School is an inclusive, nurturing environment, where all staff foster trust and positive working relationships with the school community, and provide effective support to ensure that all pupils thrive. Teachers use a variety of approaches to support pupils’ learning successfully. Outdoor learning opportunities, for example, enhance pupils’ creativity and develop their independence well. Learning environments are inviting and support pupils to develop positive relationships, behave well and engage effectively. Overall, teaching is effective, enabling most pupils, including those with additional learning needs (ALN) and those eligible for free school meals, to progress well."

"All staff have suitably high expectations for all pupils and are successful in developing pupils’ speaking, listening and numeracy skills. Teachers use questioning effectively to guide learning and provide regular feedback to pupils about their work, addressing misconceptions quickly. Pupils develop their writing skills well and many older pupils become confident writers. Although the school is focused on improving pupils’ reading skills, too often older pupils struggle to read unfamiliar words. Staff focus successfully on developing pupils’ creativity, such as their musical skills. Overall, many pupils are beginning to improve their Welsh speaking skills appropriately."

"The school’s curriculum offers a suitable breadth of learning experiences, and develops pupils’ understanding of the history, cultural and linguistic heritage of the local area well. The school is beginning to develop its curriculum to support pupils’ progress, but this work is at an early stage. Leaders include all staff in evaluating the school’s performance. However, self- evaluation processes are not always focused sharply enough on identifying shortcomings in the quality of teaching and learning. Governors undertake their roles successfully. They take an active interest in the school’s improvement priorities and monitor the use of resources appropriately."

Estyn made 2 recommendations: (1) Strengthen self-evaluation processes to focus closely on the impact of teaching on learning; (2) Develop the school’s curriculum to ensure all pupils make progress in all aspects of their learning and make effective progress in reading.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School are Ty Sign Primary School (0.3 miles), Pentwynmawr Primary School (0.4 miles), Risca Primary School (0.6 miles) and Waunfawr Primary School (1.8 miles).

The nearest railway station is Risca & Pontymister Rail Station, about 80 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wellspring Terrace (nr 19), 130 metres away.