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Cymer Afan Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council92 pupilsNurseryPort TalbotNeath 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.
Attendance90.7%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families39%
Pupils with additional learning needs9%
Pupils on roll92
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher20.0

Cymer Afan Primary School is a council school in Port Talbot for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 92 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Margam Street, Cymmer, Port Talbot, SA13 3EE01639 850739All 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.

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 roll92
Pupils from low-income families39%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support9%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 meals39.2%37.8%38.7%37.4%39.3%39.6%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)9.1%––26.9%25.4%28.1%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.7% 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.

Attendance90.7%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.5%94.5%20192023: 89.9%89.9%20232024: 91.1%91.1%20242025: 90.7%90.7%2025
Since 2019: -3.8%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£6,1632025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 4,1654,16520202021: 4,5284,52820212022: 4,8594,85920222023: 4,5564,55620232024: 5,0115,01120242025: 5,1345,13420252026: 6,1636,1632026
Since 2020: +1,998

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £485 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 m2212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate71 per 1,000 people22% lower than the England average
Typical house price£161,250Neath Port Talbot
Nearest bus stop120 mCymmer Police Station, 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
Croeserw Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles137Estyn, no grade–Compare
Caerau Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles404Estyn, no grade–Compare
Pen Afan PrimaryCouncil2.2 miles95Estyn, no grade–Compare
Glyncorrwg Primary SchoolCouncil2.2 miles91Estyn, no grade–Compare
Nantyffyllon Primary SchoolCouncil2.2 miles204Estyn, no grade–Compare
Plasnewydd Primary SchoolCouncil2.9 miles176Estyn, no grade–Compare
St Mary's & St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic3.1 miles209Estyn, no grade–Compare
YGG Cynwyd SantCouncil3.3 miles271Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in Neath Port TalbotPrimary schools in Port TalbotBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Cymer Afan Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Cymer Afan Primary School have?

92 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
Margam Street, Cymmer, Port Talbot, SA13 3EE
Telephone
01639 850739
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
Cymer and Glyncorrwg
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
400972 · School number 6712138
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 “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “92” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “39.2” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from