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Model C.I.W. School

Primary · ages 3-11Church in Wales491 pupilsNurseryCarmarthenshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance92.0%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families18%
Pupils with additional learning needs18%
Pupils on roll491
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher16.3

Model C.I.W. School is a Church in Wales school (voluntary aided) in Carmarthenshire for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 491 pupils. Teaching is in English.

College Road, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3EQ01267 234386model-school.co.ukAll 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. As a Church in Wales school it may put families of that faith first.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Carmarthenshire council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll491
Pupils from low-income families18%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support18%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English19%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils33%
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 meals18.0%21.3%22.0%19.8%16.1%13.0%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)18.2%24.9%28.2%27.4%27.2%25.8%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language18.7%18.3%14.2%7.4%4.7%6.5%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils33.1%27.9%22.1%19.1%19.2%21.3%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.0% 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.

Attendance92.0%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 92.9%92.9%20192023: 90.7%90.7%20232024: 91.1%91.1%20242025: 92.0%92.0%2025
Since 2019: -0.9%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,1582025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,0413,04120202021: 3,4123,41220212022: 3,5343,53420222023: 3,8803,88020232024: 4,0704,07020242025: 4,8294,82920252026: 5,1585,1582026
Since 2020: +2,117

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £520 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 m20612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate71 per 1,000 people22% lower than the England average
Typical house price£192,500Carmarthenshire
Nearest bus stop60 mSycamore Way, 22 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 Mary's R.C. Primary SchoolRoman Catholic360 m32Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol y DderwenCouncil680 m358Estyn, no gradeCompare
Myrddin C.P. SchoolCouncil680 m102Estyn, no gradeCompare
Johnstown C.P. SchoolCouncil960 m443Estyn, no gradeCompare
Richmond Park Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles217Estyn, no gradeCompare
Llangunnor CPCouncil1.1 miles318Estyn, no gradeCompare
Abergwili VCPChurch in Wales2.4 miles35Estyn, no gradeCompare
Llangain SchoolCouncil3.1 miles53Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Model C.I.W. School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Model C.I.W. School yet.

How many pupils does Model C.I.W. School have?

491 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
College Road, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3EQ
Telephone
01267 234386
Website
www.model-school.co.uk
Type of school
Church in Wales school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
Church in Wales
Local authority
Carmarthenshire
Ward
Carmarthen Town West
Constituency
Caerfyrddin
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
400859 · School number 6693322
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Voluntary aided school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “491” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “18.0” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Church in Wales” to “–”

Where these figures come from