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Maerdy Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Primary school
Graig Wen, Ferndale CF43 4TW · 01443 755227
On the mapSearch near CF43 4TW
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected July 2019
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 293
- Local authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 47.7%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 12.8%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 0%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 4.4%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in July 2019. That was before Estyn stopped grading in 2022, and the report judged: Standards good; Wellbeing and attitudes to learning good; Teaching and learning experiences good; Care, support and guidance good; Leadership and management good.
Judgements · 2017 framework
| Standards | Good |
|---|---|
| Wellbeing and attitudes to learning | Good |
| Teaching and learning experiences | Good |
| Care, support and guidance | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Recommendations · July 2019
- Improve pupils' Welsh oracy and reading skills
- Improve attendance
- Improve provision to develop pupils' independent writing skills
All reports
- Jul 2019Inspection reportLast full
- May 2013Monitoring visit
- Jan 2012Inspection report
2008Inspection report4 recommendations
- continue to maintain the good and outstanding standards;
- continue to ensure that boys consistently achieve their full potential;
- continue to raise standards in pupils' key skills and bilingual skills across the school; and
- continue to develop and review the role of staff and GB in the school's self- evaluation strategies