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Goetre Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Primary school
Rowan Way, Gurnos Estate, Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9PB · 01685 351814
On the mapSearch near CF47 9PB
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected September 2022
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 413
- Local authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 53.9%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 21.3%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 4.7%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 6.3%
- 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 September 2022. Estyn’s reports have given no judgements since 2022.
Recommendations · September 2022
- Address the safeguarding and health and safety shortcomings identified during the inspection
- Improve the quality of teaching and feedback so that pupils develop as independent learners and have the opportunity to achieve to the best of their ability
- Improve standards of pupils' literacy and ICT
- Further strengthen monitoring and evaluation to enable leaders to accurately identify and address important shortcomings in the school's work and to judge the… Full report
- Further develop approaches to curriculum planning so staff have a shared understanding of progression, and all teachers consult with pupils to plan authentic… Full report
- Improve the quality of resources to support pupils' learning both indoors and outdoors
All reports
- Feb 2026Interim visit letter
- Mar 2024Monitoring visit
- Sept 2022Inspection reportLast full
- Sept 2022Summary for parents and carers
- Jan 2017Monitoring visit
- Dec 2015Monitoring visit
- Dec 2013Inspection report