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YGG Castell-nedd

Primary · ages 3-11Council408 pupilsNurseryNeath Port Talbot
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance94.0%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families11%
Pupils with additional learning needs3%
Pupils on roll408
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher21.8

YGG Castell-nedd is a council school in Castell-Nedd for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 408 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Heol Woodland, Castell-Nedd, SA11 3AL01639 637701All 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 Neath Port Talbot council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll408
Pupils from low-income families11%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support3%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils3%
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 8 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals10.6%12.3%13.8%13.7%12.6%11.9%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)2.6%2.8%4.1%13.9%16.6%19.0%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils2.6%2.8%2.8%2.9%3.4%3.2%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.0% 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.

Attendance94.0%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 94.6%94.6%20192023: 91.3%91.3%20232024: 92.7%92.7%20242025: 94.0%94.0%2025
Since 2019: -0.6%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,4622025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,1053,10520202021: 3,2773,27720212022: 3,3673,36720222023: 3,4173,41720232024: 3,7773,77720242025: 3,7873,78720252026: 4,4624,4622026
Since 2020: +1,357

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £1,216 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 m44712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate221 per 1,000 people143% higher than the England average
Typical house price£161,250Neath Port Talbot
Nearest bus stop150 mWoodside Avenue, 27 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
Alderman Davies CIW Primary SchoolChurch in Wales280 m251Estyn, no grade–Compare
Gnoll Primary SchoolCouncil410 m352Estyn, no grade–Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Neath)Roman Catholic790 m121Estyn, no grade–Compare
Crynallt Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles389Estyn, no grade–Compare
Catwg Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles203Estyn, no grade–Compare
Melin PrimaryCouncil1.0 miles261Estyn, no grade–Compare
Tonnau Primary Community SchoolCouncil1.2 miles206Estyn, no grade–Compare
Waunceirch Primary SchoolCouncil1.3 miles187Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in Neath Port TalbotBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is YGG Castell-nedd a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score YGG Castell-nedd yet.

How many pupils does YGG Castell-nedd have?

408 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 Woodland, Castell-Nedd, SA11 3AL
Telephone
01639 637701
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Neath Port Talbot
Ward
Neath North
Constituency
Neath and Swansea East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
400990 · School number 6712168
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 “408” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “10.6” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from