Crynallt Primary School, Neath

Crynallt 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 393 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

30% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 14% have additional learning needs (24% in 2020/21); 3% are learning English as an additional language; and 8% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 36 pupils (Reception) to 56 (Year 4).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,258 per pupil, against £4,319 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £121k.

Estyn's report on its September 2023 inspection summarises Crynallt Primary School like this:

"Most pupils at Crynallt Primary enjoy attending school. They behave well. Many speak articulately about how proud they are of their school. Most pupils feel safe, secure and well cared for. Above all they trust that adults will always support them when needed. During their time in school most pupils make good progress in their learning from where they start. They develop positive attitudes to reading and speak with enthusiasm about working outdoors."

"They develop good mathematical skills, but do not use these skills often enough or as well as they could in their work across the curriculum. Pupils in the school’s Specialist Learning Centre enjoy a bespoke curriculum and make suitable progress against their targets. The well-being of all pupils is at the heart of the school’s work and all staff strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone is valued. This togetherness is displayed through the positive relationships between staff, pupils and their families. In the mainstream school and the Specialist Learning Centre, staff provide high levels of care, support and guidance that support pupils to enjoy school and participate effectively in learning. Across the school, teachers are developing their approaches to better engage pupils in their learning. They are improving their skills together, for example, all staff have improved their understanding of the Welsh language and as a result, pupils’ ability to speak Welsh is a strength across the school."

"In a few classes, pupils are beginning to develop useful skills that help them to reflect on their learning and to think about how they could improve their work. However, pupils do not generally have sufficient influence over their own learning or develop their independent learning skills well enough. The acting headteacher shows considerate and effective leadership. Along with the support of other school leaders and governors she is strengthening the development of all staff to implement a curriculum that is real, engaging and reflects the needs of the community. School leaders address national and local priorities well, including curriculum and additional learning needs (ALN) reform. Overall, they keep the work of the school under review appropriately. Looking ahead, leaders recognise that, by refining their approaches to this work, they can focus more sharply on evaluating the difference that teaching makes to pupils’ progress and discover what important areas of the school’s work needs to improve."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Strengthen self-evaluation processes and focus more specifically on the impact of teaching on learning; (2) Provide more opportunities for pupils to develop as independent learners; (3) Create more opportunities for pupils to develop their numeracy skills across the curriculum.

The nearest other state primary schools to Crynallt Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Neath) (0.6 miles), Gnoll Primary School (0.8 miles), YGG Castell-nedd (0.8 miles) and Alderman Davies CIW Primary School (1 mile).

The nearest railway station is Neath Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

22 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Trevallen Avenue (after), 150 metres away.