Blaendulais Primary School, Neath
Blaendulais Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Neath.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Blaendulais Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Blaendulais 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 93 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
53% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 37% have additional learning needs (45% in 2020/21); and 10% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 9 pupils (Year 1) to 14 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £10,083 per pupil, against £6,466 in 2021-22. It carried forward £30k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Blaendulais Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Blaendulais Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Blaendulais Primary School are YGG Blaendulais (under 0.1 miles), Maesmarchog Community Primary School (2.1 miles), Ysgol y Cribarth (2.5 miles) and Ysgol Bro Tawe (2.5 miles).
YGG BlaendulaisMaesmarchog Community Primary SchoolYsgol y CribarthYsgol Bro Tawe
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Blaendulais Primary School.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Seven Sisters Post Office (outside), 90 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 Blaendulais Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Blaendulais Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Blaendulais 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
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 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 Neath Port Talbot is 3 (the median across 64 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 Blaendulais Primary School
What is the catchment area for Blaendulais Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Blaendulais Primary School has a defined catchment published by Neath Port Talbot. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Neath Port Talbot 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 Blaendulais Primary School?
Apply through Neath Port Talbot, naming Blaendulais Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Neath Port Talbot's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Blaendulais Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 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 Neath Port Talbot is 3 (the median across 64 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Blaendulais Primary School?
Blaendulais Primary School is at Standert Terrace, Seven Sisters, Neath, SA10 9AA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)