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Nelson Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11CouncilNot available240 pupilsNurseryCaerphilly
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Pupils on roll240
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Nelson Primary School is a council school in Treharris for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 240 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Bryncelyn Avenue, Nelson, Treharris, CF46 6HLAll 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 Not available school it may put families of that faith first.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Caerphilly council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll240
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 4 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m20912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate115 per 1,000 people26% higher than the England average
Typical house price£190,000Caerphilly
Nearest bus stop100 mBryncelyn Community Centre, 20 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
Trelewis Primary SchoolCouncil1.3 miles244Estyn, no gradeCompare
Greenhill Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles166Estyn, no gradeCompare
Edwardsville Primary SchoolCouncil1.7 miles335Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gymraeg AbercynonCouncil1.7 miles266Estyn, no gradeCompare
Abercynon Community Primary SchoolCouncil1.8 miles334Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol PenalltauCouncil1.9 miles247Estyn, no gradeCompare
Glyn-Gaer CP SchoolCouncil2.1 miles212Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ystrad Mynach PrimaryCouncil2.1 miles447Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Nelson Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Nelson Primary School have?

240 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
Bryncelyn Avenue, Nelson, Treharris, CF46 6HL
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
Not available
Local authority
Caerphilly
Ward
Nelson
Constituency
Caerphilly
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 April 2026 (result of amalgamation)
URN
402491 · School number 6762397
Language
English medium school / provision
Formerly
Llancaeach Junior School, Llanfabon Infants School

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “240” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Not available” to “–”

Where these figures come from