Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau, Cardiff
Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau is a primary school for pupils in Cardiff.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau is a Welsh-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 221 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
38% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 7% have additional learning needs (16% in 2020/21); and 9% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 19 pupils (Reception) to 30 (Year 6).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,609 per pupil, against £4,118 in 2021-22. It carried forward £37k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau dates from 2020.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau are Holy Family R.C. Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Ysgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-Gof (under 0.1 miles), Pentrebane Primary School (0.1 miles) and Ysgol Gynradd Groes-Wen Primary (0.6 miles).
Holy Family R.C. Primary SchoolYsgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-GofPentrebane Primary SchoolYsgol Gynradd Groes-Wen Primary
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Fairwater Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Maple Drive (before), 120 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 Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau is in Cardiff; for families living there:
Apply to Cardiff for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 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 Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 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 Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau has a defined catchment published by Cardiff. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Cardiff 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 Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau?
Apply through Cardiff, naming Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Cardiff's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 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 Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau?
Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau is at Caerau Lane, Caerau, Cardiff, CF5 5QZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)