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Nant Celyn Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11Council442 pupilsNurseryCwmbranTorfaen
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 families33%
Pupils with additional learning needs18%
Pupils on roll442
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher19.6

Nant Celyn Primary School is a council school in Cwmbran for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 442 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Henllys Way, Cwmbran, NP44 7DJ01633 624170All 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 Torfaen council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll442
Pupils from low-income families33%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support18%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English3%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils7%
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 7 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals33.3%32.0%32.9%32.1%30.6%26.4%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)18.2%16.2%21.8%20.0%23.3%24.8%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language2.8%2.2%1.4%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils6.8%7.1%8.1%7.6%8.1%9.1%

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: 94.3%94.3%20192023: 91.2%91.2%20232024: 91.8%91.8%20242025: 91.6%91.6%2025
Since 2019: -2.7%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£6,7902025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 4,7304,73020202021: 5,1945,19420212022: 5,4795,47920222023: 5,6135,61320232024: 5,9625,96220242025: 6,2386,23820252026: 6,7906,7902026
Since 2020: +2,060

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,112 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 m41812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate62 per 1,000 people32% lower than the England average
Typical house price£195,000Torfaen
Nearest bus stop120 mHollybush School, 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
Coed Eva PrimaryCouncil390 m458Estyn, no gradeCompare
Blenheim Road Community Primary SchoolCouncil570 m273Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gymraeg CwmbranCouncil940 m288Estyn, no gradeCompare
Our Lady of the Angels R.C SchoolRoman Catholic0.8 miles209Estyn, no gradeCompare
Henllys C.I.W. Primary SchoolChurch in Wales0.8 miles169Estyn, no gradeCompare
Greenmeadow Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles190Estyn, no gradeCompare
Maendy Primary SchoolCouncil1.3 miles248Estyn, no gradeCompare
Pontnewydd Primary SchoolCouncil1.3 miles372Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Nant Celyn Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Nant Celyn Primary School have?

442 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
Henllys Way, Cwmbran, NP44 7DJ
Telephone
01633 624170
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Torfaen
Ward
Coed Eva
Constituency
Torfaen
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2010 (result of amalgamation)
URN
402251 · School number 6782326
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 “442” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “33.3” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from