Abermule Primary School, Powys
Abermule Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Powys.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Abermule Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Abermule 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 77 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
Of its pupils, 21% have additional learning needs (9% in 2020/21).
Year groups range from 6 pupils (Year 3) to 17 (Year 2).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,905 per pupil, against £4,885 in 2021-22. It carried forward £54k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Abermule Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Abermule Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Abermule Primary School are St. Michael's C.I.W. School (3.2 miles), Penygloddfa C.P. School (3.9 miles), Montgomery C.I.W. School (4 miles) and Berriew C.P. School (4.1 miles).
St. Michael's C.I.W. SchoolPenygloddfa C.P. SchoolMontgomery C.I.W. SchoolBerriew C.P. School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Newtown (Powys) Rail Station, about 3.9 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Abermule Community Centre, 40 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 Abermule Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Abermule Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Abermule Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Abermule Primary School is in Powys; for families living there:
Apply to Powys 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
- 2
- 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, 2 serious and 0 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 Powys is 2 (the median across 95 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.
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Questions parents ask about Abermule Primary School
What is the catchment area for Abermule Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Abermule Primary School has a defined catchment published by Powys. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Powys 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 Abermule Primary School?
Apply through Powys, naming Abermule Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Powys's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Abermule 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, 2 serious and 0 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 Powys is 2 (the median across 95 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Abermule Primary School?
Abermule Primary School is at Abermule, Montgomery, Powys, SY15 6ND.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)