Fairwater Primary School
Estyn: Not in follow-up
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Cardiff, CF5 3ED
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Herbert Thompson Primary
Plymouth Wood Road, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 4XD
Estyn: Not in follow-up
Primary
Phase
Not published
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Not applicable
Gender
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2025-26- Total Pupils
- 315
- SEND
- 9.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 54.0%
- EAL
- 26.7%
- SEN Support
- 9.2%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.4% Wales7.3%·Cardiff7.1%
Attendance from My Local School (Welsh Government). Wales does not publish per-school persistent absence.
School Information
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Primary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 60.9%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 9.4%
- Black African: 9.4%
- White Other: 7.8%
- Other: 4.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
60.9%
White British
9.4%
Asian Bangladeshi
9.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Plymouth Wood Road
Cardiff, Wales (pseudo)
Administrative
- Country
- Wales
- URN
- 402078
- Establishment No.
- 2312
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- Fairwater Primary School
Cardiff · 0.6km away
- Riverbank Special School
Cardiff · 0.7km away
- Millbank Primary School
Cardiff · 0.8km away
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