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New Inn Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedCouncil566 pupilsNurseryTorfaen
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance93.5%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families11%
Pupils with additional learning needs14%
Pupils on roll566
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher27.3

New Inn Primary School is a council school in Torfaen for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 566 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Off Golf Road, New Inn, Pontypool, Torfaen, NP4 0PR01495 742320All 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 roll566
Pupils from low-income families11%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support14%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils5%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodAverage income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 6 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals11.3%10.7%12.5%14.2%14.4%11.7%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)13.7%14.7%14.1%13.6%15.4%15.0%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils4.8%5.5%6.1%5.3%3.2%2.5%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.5% 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.

Attendance93.5%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 95.2%95.2%20192023: 93.1%93.1%20232024: 92.5%92.5%20242025: 93.5%93.5%2025
Since 2019: -1.7%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,6192025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,1823,18220202021: 3,3373,33720212022: 3,5443,54420222023: 3,7003,70020232024: 4,0024,00220242025: 4,1744,17420252026: 4,6194,6192026
Since 2020: +1,437

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,059 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 m14312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate60 per 1,000 people34% lower than the England average
Typical house price£195,000Torfaen
Nearest bus stop90 mPine Tree Road, 19 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 PantegCouncil0.8 miles409Estyn, no gradeCompare
Griffithstown PrimaryCouncil1.0 miles378Estyn, no gradeCompare
Penygarn Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles368Estyn, no gradeCompare
George Street Primary SchoolCouncil1.8 miles409Estyn, no gradeCompare
Padre Pio RC PrimaryRoman Catholic1.9 miles183Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gymraeg GwynllywCouncil2.0 miles808Estyn, no grade79Compare
St David's R.C. Jnr. & Inf. SchoolRoman Catholic2.0 miles232Estyn, no gradeCompare
Croesyceiliog PrimaryCouncil2.1 miles381Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is New Inn Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does New Inn Primary School have?

566 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
Off Golf Road, New Inn, Pontypool, Torfaen, NP4 0PR
Telephone
01495 742320
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Torfaen
Ward
New Inn
Constituency
Torfaen
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
27 October 2006 (new provision)
URN
402120 · School number 6782320
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 “566” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “11.3” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from