Gwaunfarren Primary School
Estyn
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9AF
- Distance
- 0.2km away
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School
Gwaunfarren Road, Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9AN
Inspected by Estyn
Middle school
Phase
Not published
Capacity
—
Age range
—
Gender
Year:
Key Stage 4 Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Capped 9 points score
- 406.2 Wales354.3·Merthyr359.4
- Literacy points score
- 44.8 Wales38.6·Merthyr38.1
- Numeracy points score
- 42.4 Wales36.0·Merthyr34.0
- Science points score
- 42.6 Wales35.8·Merthyr34.5
- Welsh Bacc Skills Challenge
- 0.0 Wales29.0·Merthyr30.3
Welsh Government interim KS4 measures, from My Local School. Points scores are averages across the cohort and are not comparable with England's Attainment 8.
Pupil Demographics
2025-26- Total Pupils
- 890
- SEND
- 2.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.3%
- EAL
- 14.5%
- SEN Support
- 2.5%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.7% Wales7.3%·Merthyr11.2%
Attendance from My Local School (Welsh Government). Wales does not publish per-school persistent absence.
School Information
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Middle school
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 65.7%
- White Other: 20.2%
- Asian Indian: 3.9%
- Black African: 3.9%
- Other: 3.9%
- Mixed Other: 2.2%
65.7%
White British
20.2%
White Other
3.9%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
KS4 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Gwaunfarren Road
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (pseudo)
Administrative
- Country
- Wales
- URN
- 402463
- Establishment No.
- 5900
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