Schools by area › Merthyr Tydfil › Gwaunfarren Primary
Gwaunfarren Primary
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Primary school
Alexandra Avenue, Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AF · 01685 351810
On the mapSearch near CF47 9AF
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected May 2026
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 280
- Local authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 4.2%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 4.2%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 11.1%
- 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 May 2026. Estyn’s reports have given no judgements since 2022.
Recommendations · May 2026
- Develop pupils' independence by giving them more opportunities to influence how and what they learn
- Ensure that all teachers provide pupils with helpful feedback and opportunities to improve their work accordingly
- Provide opportunities for pupils to engage in purposeful outdoor learning
All reports
- May 2026Inspection reportLast full
- May 2026Summary for parents and carers
May 2018Inspection report3 recommendations
- Improve pupils' Welsh language skills
- Ensure that curriculum organisation contributes consistently to the ethos and principles of the foundation phase
- Ensure that foundation phase pupils are represented on pupil groups that influence to the life and work of the whole school
- Jun 2013Monitoring visit
- Dec 2011Inspection report