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Abercerdin Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council144 pupilsNurseryBridgend
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance92.5%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families20%
Pupils with additional learning needs6%
Pupils on roll144
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher20.4

Abercerdin Primary School is a council school in Bridgend for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 144 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Kenry Street, Evanstown, Gilfach Goch, Bridgend, CF39 8RS01656 815535All details

Inspection

Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Since September 2022 Estyn's reports describe what a school does well and what it needs to work on, without giving a grade.

Estyn's latest report, and any follow-up visits, are on Estyn's website. The only schools given a formal label are those in special measures or needing significant improvement.

Results

Wales stopped publishing results for individual primary schools in 2019, so there are none to show. Attendance, pupil numbers and staffing below come from the Welsh Government's My Local School.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. The council hands out the places. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups go first; after that, the closer you live, the better your chances.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Bridgend council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll144
Pupils from low-income families20%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support6%Additional learning needs; Wales –
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 2 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals20.3%21.4%20.7%20.1%19.9%20.3%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)6.4%6.5%10.6%12.1%13.3%6.5%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.5% of the time. Across primary schools in Wales it was 92.8%. Wales doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on exclusions, for individual schools.

Attendance92.5%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.9%94.9%20192023: 90.1%90.1%20232024: 92.7%92.7%20242025: 92.5%92.5%2025
Since 2019: -2.4%

Staff and budget

From the Welsh Government's My Local School, 2025/26.

Budget per pupil£5,6942025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,8343,83420202021: 4,0774,07720212022: 4,3624,36220222023: 4,4784,47820232024: 4,5364,53620242025: 4,7474,74720252026: 5,6945,6942026
Since 2020: +1,860

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £16 more than the Welsh average for primary schools. Small and rural schools tend to get more per pupil.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m4312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate61 per 1,000 people33% lower than the England average
Typical house price£213,300Bridgend
Nearest bus stop150 mEvanstown Community Centre, 8 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Hendreforgan Community Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles233Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol NantgwynCouncil1.7 miles1,048Estyn, no grade33Compare
Williamstown Primary SchoolCouncil1.9 miles310Estyn, no gradeCompare
Tonyrefail Community SchoolCouncil1.9 miles1,707Estyn, no grade62Compare
St Gabriel & Raphael R.C.P. SchoolRoman Catholic2.0 miles153Estyn, no gradeCompare
Cwmclydach PrimaryCouncil2.2 miles180Estyn, no gradeCompare
Trealaw Primary SchoolCouncil2.2 miles119Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol G.G. TonyrefailCouncil2.3 miles197Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Abercerdin Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Abercerdin Primary School yet.

How many pupils does Abercerdin Primary School have?

144 pupils aged 3 to 11.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Kenry Street, Evanstown, Gilfach Goch, Bridgend, CF39 8RS
Telephone
01656 815535
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Bridgend
Ward
Blackmill
Constituency
Rhondda and Ogmore
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
401024 · School number 6722046
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “144” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “20.3” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from