Alltwen Primary School, Swansea
Alltwen Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Swansea.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Alltwen Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Alltwen 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 202 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 9% have additional learning needs (40% in 2020/21); and 9% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 17 pupils (Year 4) to 28 (Year 5).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,643 per pupil, against £3,890 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £21k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Alltwen Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Alltwen Primary School 2018 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Alltwen Primary School are YGG Pontardawe (0.6 miles), Rhos Primary School (0.7 miles), Llangiwg Primary School (0.7 miles) and YGGD Trebannws (1 mile).
YGG PontardaweRhos Primary SchoolLlangiwg Primary SchoolYGGD Trebannws
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Alltwen Primary School.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Junior School (outside), 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 Alltwen Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Alltwen Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Alltwen Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Hoots Before and After School Club Ltd - Day nursery, 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Lullaby's Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.3 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 3 themes, Good in 1 theme
- Little Steps Childcare Centre Ltd - Day nursery, 0.3 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 3 themes, Good in 1 theme
- Cylch Chwarae Pontardawe - Day nursery, 0.6 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Good in 4 themes
- Lullaby's Pre-School - Day nursery, 0.7 milesCare Inspectorate Wales: Excellent in 3 themes, Good in 1 theme
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Alltwen Primary School is in Neath Port Talbot; for families living there:
- How to apply: Apply for free school travel
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- 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, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 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 Neath Port Talbot is 3 (the median across 64 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Alltwen Primary School
How many road collisions happen near Alltwen 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, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 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 Neath Port Talbot is 3 (the median across 64 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Alltwen Primary School?
Alltwen Primary School is at Alltwen Hill, Alltwen, Swansea, SA8 3AB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)