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Melin Primary

Primary · ages 3-11Council261 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.
Attendance91.5%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families42%
Pupils with additional learning needs11%
Pupils on roll261
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher25.9

Melin Primary is a council school in Neath for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 261 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Mile End Row, Melincryddan, Neath, SA11 2ED01639 645414All 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 roll261
Pupils from low-income families42%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support11%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English6%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils17%
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 meals42.2%44.8%45.8%43.9%41.6%39.1%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)10.8%3.3%7.4%21.5%22.3%21.6%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language5.9%6.0%4.3%3.1%–3.0%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils16.5%16.1%11.8%5.6%4.1%3.6%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.5% 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.

Attendance91.5%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 93.9%93.9%20192023: 89.8%89.8%20232024: 91.3%91.3%20242025: 91.5%91.5%2025
Since 2019: -2.4%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,3822025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,5753,57520202021: 3,7433,74320212022: 4,0014,00120222023: 4,1664,16620232024: 4,3514,35120242025: 4,8154,81520252026: 5,3825,3822026
Since 2020: +1,807

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £296 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 m28512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate92 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average
Typical house price£161,250Neath Port Talbot
Nearest bus stop20 mMetal Box, 18 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
Ysgol Carreg HirCouncil890 m387Estyn, no grade–Compare
YGG Tyle'r YnnCouncil0.7 miles292Estyn, no grade–Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Neath)Roman Catholic0.7 miles121Estyn, no grade–Compare
Gnoll Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles352Estyn, no grade–Compare
Alderman Davies CIW Primary SchoolChurch in Wales0.9 miles251Estyn, no grade–Compare
YGG Castell-neddCouncil1.0 miles408Estyn, no grade–Compare
Abbey Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles438Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg TregelesCouncil1.1 miles43Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in Neath Port TalbotPrimary schools in NeathBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Melin Primary a good school?

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

How many pupils does Melin Primary have?

261 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
Mile End Row, Melincryddan, Neath, SA11 2ED
Telephone
01639 645414
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
Neath East
Constituency
Neath and Swansea East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2016 (new provision)
URN
402381 · School number 6712240
Language
English medium school / provision
Formerly
Melin Junior School, Melin Infant School
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 “261” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “42.2” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from