Waunarlwydd Primary School, Swansea

Waunarlwydd 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 238 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

23% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (23% in 2020/21); 6% are learning English as an additional language; and 18% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 19 pupils (Reception) to 41 (Year 6).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,604 per pupil, against £3,864 in 2021-22. It carried forward £80k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Waunarlwydd Primary School dates from 2019.

From the headteacher's welcome: ""At Waunarlwydd, we take pride in our ethos centred on the well-being of our school community, with our pupils at the heart. We believe in "Our School" and the power of collaboration to ensure every child reaches their potential. Good communication is key, and we invite parents and families to embrace our open-door policy for any questions or ideas."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, athletics, coding, Lego and cooking.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:50am.

The nearest other state primary schools to Waunarlwydd Primary School are Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Y Login Fach (0.6 miles), Gowerton Primary School (0.9 miles), Dunvant Primary (1.2 miles) and Pen Y Fro Primary (1.3 miles).

The nearest railway station is Gowerton Rail Station, about 1200 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bryn Garage (before), 150 metres away.