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Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Church in Wales120 pupilsNurseryAberdareRhondda Cynon Taf
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance89.5%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families53%
Pupils with additional learning needs14%
Pupils on roll120
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher23.7

Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School is a Church in Wales school (voluntary aided) in Aberdare for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 120 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Tirfounder Road, Cwmbach, Aberdare, CF44 0AT01685 873336All 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.

Find this school's Estyn reportsMy Local School (Welsh Government)

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 Rhondda Cynon Taf council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll120
Pupils from low-income families53%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support14%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils13%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 5 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals53.4%55.5%59.4%57.7%56.6%54.6%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)13.8%10.6%16.9%18.8%20.7%34.8%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils12.6%11.8%13.0%8.2%7.3%6.9%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.5% 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.

Attendance89.5%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.8%94.8%20192023: 89.6%89.6%20232024: 88.1%88.1%20242025: 89.5%89.5%2025
Since 2019: -5.3%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,0372025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,7943,79420202021: 4,0354,03520212022: 3,9953,99520222023: 4,1464,14620232024: 4,9594,95920242025: 4,7214,72120252026: 5,0375,0372026
Since 2020: +1,243

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £641 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 m24412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate93 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average
Nearest bus stop100 mPrimary School, 12 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
Cwmbach Community PrimaryCouncil740 m262Estyn, no grade–Compare
Oaklands Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles206Estyn, no grade–Compare
Capcoch Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles150Estyn, no grade–Compare
Blaengwawr Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles221Estyn, no grade–Compare
Aberdare Town C.I.W. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales1.3 miles292Estyn, no grade–Compare
Glenboi Primary SchoolCouncil1.5 miles150Estyn, no grade–Compare
Abernant Primary SchoolCouncil1.5 miles112Estyn, no grade–Compare
Caradog Primary SchoolCouncil1.7 miles193Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in Rhondda Cynon TafPrimary schools in AberdareBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School yet.

How many pupils does Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School have?

120 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
Tirfounder Road, Cwmbach, Aberdare, CF44 0AT
Telephone
01685 873336
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
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Ward
Cwmbach
Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
401268 · School number 6743319
Language
English medium school / provision
Official recordMy Local SchoolDownload this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Voluntary aided school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “120” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “53.4” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Church in Wales” to “–”

Where these figures come from