Maesgwyn Special School
Maesgwyn Special School is a not applicable in RCT for pupils. It has 134 pupils. Language category: Not applicable.
Cwmdare Road, Aberdare, RCT, CF44 8RE01685 873933All 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
No GCSE measures have been published for this school yet. Wales publishes Capped 9 and related measures each January.
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.
Language category: Not applicable.
You apply through Rhondda Cynon Taf council, not the school.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Staff and budget
From the Welsh Government's My Local School, 2025/26.
The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £13,629 more than the Welsh average for primary schools. Small and rural schools tend to get more per pupil.
The area around the school
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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Gwyn Education Centres | Pupil referral unit | 360 m | – | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
| Cwmdar County Primary School | Council | 460 m | 281 | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
| Ysgol G.G. Aberdar | Council | 510 m | 426 | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
| Park Lane Special School | Not Applicable | 590 m | 146 | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
| Aberdare Park Primary | Council | 940 m | 256 | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
| Penywaun Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 180 | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
| St John Baptist C.I.W. High School | Council | 0.8 miles | 946 | Estyn, no grade | 83 | Compare |
| Llwydcoed Primary | Council | 1.0 miles | 132 | Estyn, no grade | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Maesgwyn Special School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Maesgwyn Special School yet.
How many pupils does Maesgwyn Special School have?
134 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Cwmdare Road, Aberdare, RCT, CF44 8RE
- Telephone
- 01685 873933
- Type of school
- Not applicable (Not Applicable, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Ward
- Aberdare West and Llwydcoed
- Constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 401919 · School number 6747006 · UKPRN 10013829
- Language
- Not applicable
Recent changes
- PhaseCode changed from “Special” to “Other”
- TypeCode changed from “Not Applicable” to “Welsh establishment”
- Pupil numbers changed from “134” to “–”
- ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education Get Information About Schools and the Welsh Government address list of schools (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Results, attendance, pupils, staff and budget: Welsh Government, My Local School, latest data to 2026.
- Neighbourhood deprivation: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 postcode lookup.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.