Welcome to Plasyfelin Primary. Built in 1969- New £14.5 Million Pound School Development - The first Carbon Neutral, state of the art school to be built in Caerphilly to accommodate 420 pupils estimated start of the build Summer 2024 finish time late 2025.
Headteacher Mr Jones who has been at Plasyfelin since 1996.
We are a busy but friendly school, with lots going on. This website aims to give you a taster of the school, as well as providing up to date information for parents, pupils and the wider community.
We hope that you enjoy your visit to our website, and that you find the information you are looking for. Please feel free to contact the school direct with any queries you may have.
The school has two buildings, consisting of the lower school department 3 to 7 and upper school department 7 to 11years
The lower department building surrounds an open, padded patio area and consists of 4 large teaching areas and a large hall that is shared by the whole school. The organisation of these areas reflects the learning needs of the differing age groups taught. We refer to these teaching areas Nursery/Reception/Year 1/Year 2 Bases, as well as outdoor areas for each classroom. In addition, we have an external classroom and a Community Room.
The Upper school department building has a large hall shared by the whole school. Off the hall are 3 wings that house Year 3 (7-8 year old - Gwindy), Year 4 (8-9 year old - Pandy), Year 5 and Year 6 (9-11 year old - Celyn). Additionally, there is a Nurture and THRIVE Rooms also a STEM ( Science and Technology)room housing a variety of equipment to allow learners to become more digitally competent.
We also has a designated have and Art /DT rooms. We are also very fortunate to have a growing allotment garden areas and two forest areas that the children, can explore and learn new skills.