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Ysgol Carreg Hir

Primary · ages 3-11Council387 pupilsNurseryNeathNeath 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.
Attendance89.9%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families38%
Pupils with additional learning needs6%
Pupils on roll387
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher19.3

Ysgol Carreg Hir is a council school in Neath for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 387 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Old Road, Briton Ferry, Neath, SA11 2ET01639 502892All 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 in English.

You apply through Neath Port Talbot council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll387
Pupils from low-income families38%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support6%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English5%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils20%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaIf Wales's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 4 (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025)
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals37.8%39.6%39.2%36.6%34.9%33.0%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)5.8%9.1%12.0%17.0%17.1%22.2%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language5.1%6.5%4.2%3.6%3.9%2.8%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils19.7%19.8%15.2%14.1%13.6%12.0%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.9% 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.

Attendance89.9%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 91.5%91.5%20192023: 86.8%86.8%20232024: 88.8%88.8%20242025: 89.9%89.9%2025
Since 2019: -1.6%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£4,8292025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,4153,41520202021: 3,5393,53920212022: 3,5383,53820222023: 3,8273,82720232024: 4,0414,04120242025: 4,3724,37220252026: 4,8294,8292026
Since 2020: +1,414

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £849 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 m16812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate92 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average
Typical house price£161,250Neath Port Talbot
Nearest bus stop100 mGrandison Hotel, 17 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
YGG Tyle'r YnnCouncil320 m292Estyn, no grade–Compare
Melin PrimaryCouncil890 m261Estyn, no grade–Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Neath)Roman Catholic1.1 miles121Estyn, no grade–Compare
Gnoll Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles352Estyn, no grade–Compare
Abbey Primary SchoolCouncil1.4 miles438Estyn, no grade–Compare
Alderman Davies CIW Primary SchoolChurch in Wales1.4 miles251Estyn, no grade–Compare
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg TregelesCouncil1.5 miles43Estyn, no grade–Compare
YGG Castell-neddCouncil1.5 miles408Estyn, no grade–Compare
Primary schools in Neath Port TalbotPrimary schools in NeathBest primary schools in Wales

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Carreg Hir a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ysgol Carreg Hir yet.

How many pupils does Ysgol Carreg Hir have?

387 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
Old Road, Briton Ferry, Neath, SA11 2ET
Telephone
01639 502892
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
Briton Ferry East
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2018 (result of amalgamation)
URN
402414 · School number 6712241
Language
English medium school / provision
Formerly
Brynhyfryd Primary School, Llansawel Primary School, Ynysmaerdy Primary School
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 “387” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “37.8” to “–”

Where these figures come from