Caradog Primary School

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About Caradog Primary School


Name Caradog Primary School
Address Clifton Street, Aberdare, CF44 7PB
Phone Number 01685 874715
Phase Nursery, Infants & Juniors
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 209 (52.2% boys 47.8% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher 20.6
Local Authority Rhondda Cynon Taf
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Caradog Primary is in the town of Aberdare, in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf.

There are 221 pupils on roll, aged between 3 and 11 years including 30 full-time nursery pupils. They are taught in eight single-age classes. The school also provides for 12 pupils within a key stage 2 learning resource base for pupils with complex needs.

Over the past three years, around 30% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals. This is above the all Wales average of 18%. Around 21% of pupils are on the special needs register, which is the same as the Wales average.

A very few pupils have a statement of special education needs. Nearly all pupils in the school are white British. No pupils speak Welsh at home.

...>A very few pupils have English as an additional language. Estyn last inspected the school in April 2014. The headteacher took up her post in September 2019.

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