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Y.G. Cwm Gwyddon

Primary · ages 3-11Council275 pupilsNurseryNewportCaerphilly
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance94.5%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families14%
Pupils with additional learning needs3%
Pupils on roll275
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher14.6

Y.G. Cwm Gwyddon is a council school in Newport for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 275 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Heol Gwyddon, Abercarn, Newport, NP11 5GX01495 244267All 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.

Find this school's Estyn reportsMy Local School (Welsh Government)

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 mainly in Welsh.

You apply through Caerphilly council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll275
Pupils from low-income families14%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support3%Additional learning needs; Wales –
LanguageWelsh mediumWelsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
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 meals13.9%13.2%13.0%11.2%13.1%12.6%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)2.8%––9.4%12.0%12.3%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils–3.3%3.5%4.7%5.7%5.8%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.5% 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.

Attendance94.5%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 95.7%95.7%20192023: 93.6%93.6%20232024: 95.5%95.5%20242025: 94.5%94.5%2025
Since 2019: -1.2%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£6,4192025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,3413,34120202021: 3,5173,51720212022: 3,6743,67420222023: 3,8733,87320232024: 4,3464,34620242025: 5,3975,39720252026: 6,4196,4192026
Since 2020: +3,078

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £741 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 m15412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate96 per 1,000 people5% higher than the England average
Typical house price£190,000Caerphilly
Nearest bus stop100 mGwyddon Court, 16 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
Abercarn Primary SchoolCouncil810 m255Estyn, no grade–Compare
Cwmcarn Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles220Estyn, no grade–Compare
Tynewydd Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles268Estyn, no grade–Compare
Pantside Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles191Estyn, no grade–Compare
Waunfawr Primary SchoolCouncil2.0 miles165Estyn, no grade–Compare
Crumlin High Level Primary SchoolCouncil2.1 miles108Estyn, no grade–Compare
Pontllanfraith Primary SchoolCouncil2.3 miles178Estyn, no grade–Compare
Sofrydd C.P. SchoolCouncil2.4 miles152Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in CaerphillyPrimary schools in NewportBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Y.G. Cwm Gwyddon a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Y.G. Cwm Gwyddon yet.

How many pupils does Y.G. Cwm Gwyddon have?

275 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
Heol Gwyddon, Abercarn, Newport, NP11 5GX
Telephone
01495 244267
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Caerphilly
Ward
Abercarn
Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
401378 · School number 6762373
Language
Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
Official recordMy Local SchoolDownload this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “275” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “13.9” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from