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Our Lady of the Angels R.C School

Primary · ages 3-11Roman Catholic209 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.
Attendance94.3%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families13%
Pupils with additional learning needs6%
Pupils on roll209
NeighbourhoodAmong the poorest areasWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher21.2

Our Lady of the Angels R.C School is a Roman Catholic school (voluntary aided) in Torfaen for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 209 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Victoria Street, Cwmbran, Torfaen, NP44 3JR01633 484673All 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 Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first.

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 roll209
Pupils from low-income families13%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support6%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English21%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils22%
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 meals13.3%12.6%14.7%18.1%20.1%18.4%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)6.4%15.6%13.2%17.7%21.0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language20.5%18.2%15.6%15.1%11.2%6.4%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils21.6%18.8%17.5%18.1%18.2%12.3%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.3% 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.

Attendance94.3%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 95.3%95.3%20192023: 93.6%93.6%20232024: 94.2%94.2%20242025: 94.3%94.3%2025
Since 2019: -1.0%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£5,0902025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,5203,52020202021: 3,8103,81020212022: 3,8553,85520222023: 4,2854,28520232024: 4,4484,44820242025: 4,6594,65920252026: 5,0905,0902026
Since 2020: +1,570

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £588 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 m95812 months to June 2026, mostly shoplifting
Local crime rate335 per 1,000 people268% higher than the England average
Typical house price£195,000Torfaen
Nearest bus stop130 mBrookfield Primary School, 11 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 Gymraeg CwmbranCouncil390 m288Estyn, no gradeCompare
Llanyrafon Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles380Estyn, no gradeCompare
Maendy Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles248Estyn, no gradeCompare
Blenheim Road Community Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles273Estyn, no gradeCompare
Nant Celyn Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles442Estyn, no gradeCompare
Pontnewydd Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles372Estyn, no gradeCompare
Coed Eva PrimaryCouncil1.1 miles458Estyn, no gradeCompare
St David's R.C. Jnr. & Inf. SchoolRoman Catholic1.1 miles232Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Our Lady of the Angels R.C School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Our Lady of the Angels R.C School yet.

How many pupils does Our Lady of the Angels R.C School have?

209 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
Victoria Street, Cwmbran, Torfaen, NP44 3JR
Telephone
01633 484673
Type of school
Roman Catholic school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Torfaen
Ward
Llantarnam
Constituency
Torfaen
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
401456 · School number 6783321
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 “209” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “13.3” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “Roman Catholic” to “–”

Where these figures come from