Cwmaber Junior School, Caerphilly
Cwmaber Junior School is a primary school for pupils in Caerphilly.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Cwmaber Junior School in detail
School in Wales
Cwmaber Junior 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 115 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
30% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 8% have additional learning needs (21% in 2020/21); and 10% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 26 pupils (Year 4) to 32 (Year 6).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,250 per pupil, against £3,825 in 2021-22. It carried forward £50k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Cwmaber Junior School dates from 2016.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Cwmaber Junior School 2016 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cwmaber Junior School are Cwmaber Infant School (0.2 miles), Ysgol Ifor Bach (0.2 miles), Nant Y Parc Primary School (1 mile) and Cwm Ifor Primary School (1.4 miles).
Cwmaber Infant 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.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Square (at), 200 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 Junior 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 Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Cwmaber Junior 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
- 10
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
2 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 Junior School
What is the catchment area for Cwmaber Junior School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Cwmaber Junior 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 Junior School?
Apply through Caerphilly, naming Cwmaber Junior 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 Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 2 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 Junior School?
Cwmaber Junior School is at Brynhafod Road, Abertridwr, Caerphilly, CF83 4BH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)