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Bryncoch CIW Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Church in Wales105 pupilsNurseryNeathNeath Port Talbot
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance95.2%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families4%
Pupils with additional learning needs8%
Pupils on roll105
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher17.9

Bryncoch CIW Primary School is a Church in Wales school (voluntary aided) in Neath for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 105 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Furzeland Drive, Bryncoch, Neath, SA10 7UG01639 643359All 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. As a Church in Wales school it may put families of that faith first.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Neath Port Talbot council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll105
Pupils from low-income families4%Three-year average; Wales –
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 9 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals4.3%4.3%4.2%3.7%3.9%3.1%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)7.5%14.0%11.2%14.4%15.7%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils4.7%5.3%4.7%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.2% 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.

Attendance95.2%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 96.1%96.1%20192023: 92.8%92.8%20232024: 93.8%93.8%20242025: 95.2%95.2%2025
Since 2019: -0.9%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,2392025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,3053,30520202021: 3,6103,61020212022: 3,9563,95620222023: 3,9713,97120232024: 4,4394,43920242025: 4,5424,54220252026: 5,2395,2392026
Since 2020: +1,934

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £439 less 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 m2412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate39 per 1,000 people58% lower than the England average
Typical house price£161,250Neath Port Talbot
Nearest bus stop80 mBryncoch 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
Blaenhonddan Primary SchoolCouncil850 m270Estyn, no gradeCompare
Waunceirch Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles187Estyn, no gradeCompare
Catwg Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles203Estyn, no gradeCompare
Abbey Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles438Estyn, no gradeCompare
Cilffriw Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles146Estyn, no gradeCompare
Alderman Davies CIW Primary SchoolChurch in Wales1.7 miles251Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg TregelesCouncil1.7 miles43Estyn, no gradeCompare
YGG Castell-neddCouncil1.8 miles408Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Bryncoch CIW Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Bryncoch CIW Primary School have?

105 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
Furzeland Drive, Bryncoch, Neath, SA10 7UG
Telephone
01639 643359
Type of school
Church in Wales school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
Church in Wales
Local authority
Neath Port Talbot
Ward
Bryn-coch North
Constituency
Neath and Swansea East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
401020 · School number 6713311
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Voluntary aided school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “105” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “4.3” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Church in Wales” to “–”

Where these figures come from