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Ysgol Gymraeg y Cwm

Primary · ages 3-11Council124 pupilsNurserySwansea
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance91.4%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families19%
Pupils with additional learning needs23%
Pupils on roll124
NeighbourhoodBelow-average income areaWelsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Pupils per teacher18.9

Ysgol Gymraeg y Cwm is a council school in Bonymaen for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 124 pupils. Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

Jersey Road, Bonymaen, SA1 7DL01792 650326All 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.

Teaching is mainly in Welsh.

You apply through Swansea council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll124
Pupils from low-income families19%Three-year average; Wales –
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils9%
LanguageWelsh mediumWelsh medium school / provision (including transitional)
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 meals19.3%17.0%17.3%17.6%19.5%19.1%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)23.2%41.3%34.9%19.5%8.7%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils8.9%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.4% 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.

Attendance91.4%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 93.9%93.9%20192023: 91.6%91.6%20232024: 92.0%92.0%20242025: 91.4%91.4%2025
Since 2019: -2.5%

Staff and budget

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

Budget per pupil£6,4352025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,9433,94320202021: 4,1044,10420212022: 4,3304,33020222023: 4,8044,80420232024: 5,4585,45820242025: 5,6915,69120252026: 6,4356,4352026
Since 2020: +2,492

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £757 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 m12312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate84 per 1,000 people8% lower than the England average
Typical house price£202,000Swansea
Nearest bus stop20 mCwm Primary School, 23 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
Cwmglas Primary SchoolCouncil480 m276Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Illtyd's R.C. Primary SchoolRoman Catholic650 m195Estyn, no gradeCompare
Pentrechwyth Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles151Estyn, no gradeCompare
Plasmarl Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles209Estyn, no gradeCompare
Trallwn Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles204Estyn, no gradeCompare
Morriston Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles174Estyn, no gradeCompare
Ysgol Gymraeg Lon LasCouncil1.4 miles479Estyn, no gradeCompare
Talycopa Primary SchoolCouncil1.4 miles222Estyn, no gradeCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ysgol Gymraeg y Cwm a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ysgol Gymraeg y Cwm yet.

How many pupils does Ysgol Gymraeg y Cwm have?

124 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
Jersey Road, Bonymaen, SA1 7DL
Telephone
01792 650326
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Swansea
Ward
Bôn-y-maen
Constituency
Neath and Swansea East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2012 (new provision)
URN
402294 · School number 6702245
Language
Welsh medium school / provision (including transitional)

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “124” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “19.3” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from