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Cwmnedd Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council172 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.
Attendance90.4%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families45%
Pupils with additional learning needs17%
Pupils on roll172
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher17.8

Cwmnedd Primary School is a council school in Neath for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 172 pupils. Teaching is in English.

New Street, Glynneath, Neath, SA11 5AA01639 720220All 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 Neath Port Talbot council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll172
Pupils from low-income families45%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support17%Additional learning needs; Wales –
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 meals44.5%45.8%46.0%44.7%41.8%35.2%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)17.4%23.8%26.3%37.9%38.7%34.2%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils3.5%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.4% 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.

Attendance90.4%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 92.1%92.1%20192023: 87.3%87.3%20232024: 88.8%88.8%20242025: 90.4%90.4%2025
Since 2019: -1.7%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,2252025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,6573,65720202021: 3,6663,66620212022: 3,7693,76920222023: 4,0284,02820232024: 4,3584,35820242025: 4,6454,64520252026: 5,2255,2252026
Since 2020: +1,568

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £453 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 m11212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate69 per 1,000 people24% lower than the England average
Typical house price£161,250Neath Port Talbot
Nearest bus stop180 mCo-op, 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
YGG Cwm NeddCouncil60 m143Estyn, no gradeCompare
Blaengwrach Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles147Estyn, no gradeCompare
Maesmarchog Community Primary SchoolCouncil2.7 miles83Estyn, no gradeCompare
YGG BlaendulaisCouncil4.0 miles101Estyn, no gradeCompare
Blaendulais Primary SchoolCouncil4.0 miles93Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ynysfach Primary SchoolCouncil4.0 miles149Estyn, no gradeCompare
Penderyn Primary SchoolCouncil4.5 miles194Estyn, no gradeCompare
Glyncorrwg Primary SchoolCouncil4.7 miles91Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Cwmnedd Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Cwmnedd Primary School have?

172 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
New Street, Glynneath, Neath, SA11 5AA
Telephone
01639 720220
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Neath Port Talbot
Ward
Glynneath Central and East
Constituency
Neath and Swansea East
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
400971 · School number 6712137
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 “172” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “44.5” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from