West Park Primary School, Porthcawl
West Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Porthcawl.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
West Park Primary School in detail
School in Wales
West Park 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 403 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 45 pupils (Year 2) to 53 (Year 6).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,274 per pupil, against £3,329 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £108k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on West Park Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report West Park Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to West Park Primary School are Nottage Primary School (0.6 miles), Porthcawl Primary School (0.8 miles), Newton Primary School (0.9 miles) and Corneli Primary School (2.1 miles).
Nottage Primary SchoolPorthcawl Primary SchoolNewton Primary SchoolCorneli Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pyle Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is West Park Drive (o/s 121), 140 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 West Park Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from West Park Primary School
w.e. 02.10.26
2 Oct 2026
w.e. 25.09.26
25 Sep 2026
w.e. 18.09.26
22 Sep 2026
w.e. 11.09.26
11 Sep 2026
w.e. 07.09.26
7 Sep 2026
w.e. 17.07.26
17 Jul 2026
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Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to West Park Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. West Park 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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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.
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Questions parents ask about West Park Primary School
What is the catchment area for West Park Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so West Park 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 West Park Primary School?
Apply through Bridgend, naming West Park 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 West Park Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 West Park Primary School?
West Park Primary School is at West Road, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3SN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)