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Pen-Y-Cwm Special School

SpecialNot Applicable174 pupilsEbbw ValeBlaenau Gwent
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils on roll174
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Pen-Y-Cwm Special School is a not applicable in Ebbw Vale for pupils. It has 174 pupils. Language category: Not applicable.

Strand Annealing Lane, Ebbw Vale, NP23 6AN01495 369535All 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

No GCSE measures have been published for this school yet. Wales publishes Capped 9 and related measures each January.

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.

Language category: Not applicable.

You apply through Blaenau Gwent council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll174
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 3 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£25,3032025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 20,34120,34120202021: 20,41520,41520212022: 20,41420,41420222023: 21,58321,58320232024: 22,22522,22520242025: 22,48922,48920252026: 25,30325,3032026
Since 2020: +4,962

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £19,625 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 m7212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate170 per 1,000 people87% higher than the England average
Typical house price£139,000Blaenau Gwent
Nearest bus stop70 mEbbw Fawr Learning Community, 13 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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Ebbw Fawr Learning CommunityCouncil660 m1,406Estyn, no grade76Compare
River Centre 3-16 Learning CommunityNot Applicable1.2 miles61Estyn, no gradeCompare
Willowtown Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles483Estyn, no gradeCompare
All Saints R.C. Primary SchoolCouncil1.3 miles210Estyn, no gradeCompare
Georgetown C.P. SchoolCouncil1.6 miles430Estyn, no gradeCompare
Cwm Primary SchoolCouncil1.7 miles229Estyn, no gradeCompare
Coed -y- Garn Primary SchoolCouncil1.7 miles166Estyn, no gradeCompare
Tredegar Comprehensive SchoolCouncil1.8 miles746Estyn, no grade54Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Pen-Y-Cwm Special School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Pen-Y-Cwm Special School yet.

How many pupils does Pen-Y-Cwm Special School have?

174 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Strand Annealing Lane, Ebbw Vale, NP23 6AN
Telephone
01495 369535
Type of school
Not applicable (Not Applicable, special schools)
Phase
Special school
Religious character
None
Local authority
Blaenau Gwent
Ward
Ebbw Vale South
Constituency
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
401925 · School number 6777011 · UKPRN 10013873
Language
Not applicable

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Special” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Not Applicable” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “174” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from