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Glais Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council110 pupilsNurserySwansea
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance94.8%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families9%
Pupils with additional learning needs8%
Pupils on roll110
NeighbourhoodAmong the wealthiest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher25.8

Glais Primary School is a council school in Swansea for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 110 pupils. Teaching is in English.

School Road, Glais, Swansea, SA7 9EY01792 842627All 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 Swansea council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll110
Pupils from low-income families9%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils learning English7%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils7%
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 meals8.7%7.0%3.9%1.5%2.3%2.2%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)8.0%19.5%24.1%20.2%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language7.1%5.7%5.7%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils7.1%6.1%6.8%6.9%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.8% 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.

Attendance94.8%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 95.0%95.0%20192023: 92.1%92.1%20232024: 93.2%93.2%20242025: 94.8%94.8%2025
Since 2019: -0.2%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£6,1942025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,7543,75420202021: 4,1434,14320212022: 4,3074,30720222023: 4,5974,59720232024: 5,0355,03520242025: 5,5155,51520252026: 6,1946,1942026
Since 2020: +2,440

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £516 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 rate57 per 1,000 people38% lower than the England average
Typical house price£202,000Swansea
Nearest bus stop60 mGlais Primary School, 9 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
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic950 m245Estyn, no gradeCompare
Clydach Primary schoolCouncil0.9 miles150Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg GellionnenCouncil1.1 miles187Estyn, no gradeCompare
Birchgrove PrimaryCouncil1.2 miles420Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ynystawe Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles197Estyn, no gradeCompare
Craigfelen Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles183Estyn, no gradeCompare
YGGD TrebannwsCouncil1.7 miles90Estyn, no gradeCompare
Glyncollen Primary SchoolCouncil1.8 miles198Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Glais Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Glais Primary School have?

110 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
School Road, Glais, Swansea, SA7 9EY
Telephone
01792 842627
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Swansea
Ward
Llansamlet
Constituency
Neath and Swansea East
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
400870 · School number 6702023
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 “110” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “8.7” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from