Has Maerdy Community Primary School been inspected?

Estyn has inspected Maerdy Community Primary School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.

How many pupils are at Maerdy Community Primary School?

Maerdy Community Primary School has 293 pupils on roll.

Is Maerdy Community Primary School a faith school?

No. Maerdy Community Primary School has no designated religious character.

Does Maerdy Community Primary School publish exam results?

Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.

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Maerdy Community Primary School

Maerdy Community Primary School

Graig Wen, Ferndale, CF43 4TW

Phase: Primary
Language: English medium school / provision
Constituency: Rhondda and Ogmore
Setting: Urban: Further from a major town or city
Pupils on roll: 293
URN: 402250
Local authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf

About this school

Maerdy Community Primary School is a primary school in Ferndale. It has 293 pupils on roll.

Estyn has inspected it, and the inspection section below links to the full report. The school census figures the Welsh Government publishes, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Estyn inspection

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Inspected 2019 · Primary

This inspection took place under Estyn's previous framework, which gave summative grades. Those grades are published in the report itself, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.

Read the full inspection report on Estyn's website

School characteristics

From the Welsh Government school census, latest 3 years.

Free school meals (3-year average)

2022/23

48.2%

2023/24

46.6%

2024/25

46.9%

The Welsh Government's headline measure of a school's level of deprivation.

English as an additional language

2022/23

2023/24

2024/25

Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show attainment figures for Welsh schools. Estyn reports on each school, and the Welsh Government publishes results at national and local-authority level.

Location

Nearby schools

Ferndale Community School
Welsh schools · Ferndale

0.3 miles
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn Y Forwyn
Welsh schools · Ferndale

0.6 miles
Treorchy Primary School
Welsh schools · Rhondda

1.3 miles
Darran Park Primary School
Welsh schools · Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

1.4 miles
Ton Pentre Junior School
Welsh schools · Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

1.5 miles

Other schools in Ferndale

Penrhys Primary School Welsh schools
Pontygwaith Primary School Welsh schools
Tylorstown Primary School Welsh schools
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn Y Forwyn Welsh schools
Ferndale Community School Welsh schools

Common questions

What kind of school is Maerdy Community Primary School?: Maerdy Community Primary School is a primary school in Ferndale.
Has Maerdy Community Primary School been inspected?: Estyn has inspected Maerdy Community Primary School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.
How many pupils are at Maerdy Community Primary School?: Maerdy Community Primary School has 293 pupils on roll.
Is Maerdy Community Primary School a faith school?: No. Maerdy Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
Does Maerdy Community Primary School publish exam results?: Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register and the Welsh Government's address list of schools. Inspection information comes from Estyn, and pupil characteristics from the Welsh Government's school census. OfferDay links to each Estyn report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.