Abercerdin Primary School, Bridgend
Abercerdin Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Bridgend.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Abercerdin Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Abercerdin Primary School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 127 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
20% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 7% have additional learning needs (13% in 2020/21).
Year groups range from 8 pupils (Year 5) to 24 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,238 per pupil, against £4,362 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £53k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Abercerdin Primary School dates from 2020.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Abercerdin Primary School 2020 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Abercerdin Primary School are Hendreforgan Community Primary School (1 mile), Williamstown Primary School (1.9 miles), St Gabriel & Raphael R.C.P. School (2 miles) and Cwmclydach Primary (2.2 miles).
Hendreforgan Community Primary SchoolWilliamstown Primary SchoolSt Gabriel & Raphael R.C.P. SchoolCwmclydach Primary
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Tonypandy Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Evanstown Community Centre (opposite), 150 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Abercerdin Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Abercerdin Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Abercerdin Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Abercerdin Primary School is in Bridgend; for families living there:
Apply to Bridgend for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bridgend is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Abercerdin Primary School
What is the catchment area for Abercerdin Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Abercerdin Primary School has a defined catchment published by Bridgend. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Bridgend applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to Abercerdin Primary School?
Apply through Bridgend, naming Abercerdin Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Bridgend's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Abercerdin Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bridgend is 4 (the median across 61 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Abercerdin Primary School?
Abercerdin Primary School is at Kenry Street, Evanstown, Bridgend, CF39 8RS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)