Cwm Primary School, Blaenau Gwent
Cwm Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Blaenau Gwent.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Cwm Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Cwm 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 217 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
23% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 8% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 19 pupils (Year 4) to 30 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,225 per pupil, against £4,711 in 2021-22. It carried forward £158k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Cwm Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Cwm Primary School 2020 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cwm Primary School are Ystruth Primary (2.1 miles), ST Illtyd's (2.3 miles), Coed -y- Garn Primary School (2.5 miles) and Georgetown C.P. School (2.6 miles).
Ystruth PrimaryST Illtyd'sCoed -y- Garn Primary SchoolGeorgetown C.P. School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ebbw Vale Parkway Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Curre Street (near), 80 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 Cwm Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Cwm Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Cwm Primary School is in Blaenau Gwent; for families living there:
Apply to Blaenau Gwent for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
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, 2 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 Blaenau Gwent is 6 (the median across 25 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 Cwm Primary School
What is the catchment area for Cwm Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Cwm Primary School has a defined catchment published by Blaenau Gwent. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Blaenau Gwent 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 Cwm Primary School?
Apply through Blaenau Gwent, naming Cwm Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Blaenau Gwent's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Cwm 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, 2 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Blaenau Gwent is 6 (the median across 25 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cwm Primary School?
Cwm Primary School is at Canning Street, Cwm, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 7RD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)