Cwmaber Infant School, Caerphilly
Cwmaber Infant School is a primary school for pupils in Caerphilly.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Cwmaber Infant School in detail
School in Wales
Cwmaber Infant 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 94 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
32% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 13% have additional learning needs; 9% are learning English as an additional language; and 13% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 20 pupils (Reception) to 30 (Year 2).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,877 per pupil, against £4,525 in 2021-22. It carried forward £234k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Cwmaber Infant School dates from 2017.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Cwmaber Infant School 2017 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cwmaber Infant School are Cwmaber Junior School (0.2 miles), Ysgol Ifor Bach (0.2 miles), Nant Y Parc Primary School (0.8 miles) and Cwm Ifor Primary School (1.4 miles).
Cwmaber Junior SchoolYsgol Ifor BachNant Y Parc Primary SchoolCwm Ifor Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Llanbradach Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bryngelli Terrace (before), 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 Cwmaber Infant 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 Cwmaber Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Cwmaber Infant School is in Caerphilly; for families living there:
Apply to Caerphilly for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 Caerphilly is 8 (the median across 85 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 Cwmaber Infant School
What is the catchment area for Cwmaber Infant School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Cwmaber Infant School has a defined catchment published by Caerphilly. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Caerphilly 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 Cwmaber Infant School?
Apply through Caerphilly, naming Cwmaber Infant School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Caerphilly's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Cwmaber Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 Caerphilly is 8 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cwmaber Infant School?
Cwmaber Infant School is at Bryngelli Terrace, Abertridwr, Caerphilly, CF83 4FF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)