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Glanhowy Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council282 pupilsNurseryBlaenau Gwent
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance91.6%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families29%
Pupils with additional learning needs9%
Pupils on roll282
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher21.1

Glanhowy Primary School is a council school in Blaenau Gwent for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 282 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Coach Bach, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, NP22 4RW01495 722312All 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 Blaenau Gwent council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll282
Pupils from low-income families29%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support9%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils5%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 8 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals29.3%31.7%36.0%36.9%34.5%31.8%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)8.6%8.4%19.5%22.4%20.1%17.8%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils5.0%3.6%4.5%4.2%5.7%7.8%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.6% 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.

Attendance91.6%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 95.2%95.2%20192023: 91.3%91.3%20232024: 92.5%92.5%20242025: 91.6%91.6%2025
Since 2019: -3.6%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£6,4042025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 4,6154,61520202021: 4,7684,76820212022: 5,0935,09320222023: 5,5015,50120232024: 5,7715,77120242025: 5,6685,66820252026: 6,4046,4042026
Since 2020: +1,789

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £726 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 m37312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate149 per 1,000 people64% higher than the England average
Typical house price£139,000Blaenau Gwent
Nearest bus stop70 mBelle Vue Inn, 33 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
Deighton Primary SchoolCouncil320 m238Estyn, no grade–Compare
St Joseph's R.C.Council750 m103Estyn, no grade–Compare
Bryn Bach County Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles233Estyn, no grade–Compare
All Saints R.C. Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles210Estyn, no grade–Compare
Georgetown C.P. SchoolCouncil1.2 miles430Estyn, no grade–Compare
Willowtown Primary SchoolCouncil1.5 miles483Estyn, no grade–Compare
Rhos y Fedwen PrimaryCouncil1.6 miles123Estyn, no grade–Compare
Glyncoed Primary SchoolCouncil1.7 miles372Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in Blaenau GwentBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Glanhowy Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Glanhowy Primary School have?

282 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
Coach Bach, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, NP22 4RW
Telephone
01495 722312
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Blaenau Gwent
Ward
Sirhowy
Constituency
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
401387 · School number 6772070
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 “282” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “29.3” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from