Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School, Aberdare
Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdare.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Cwmbach C.I.W. 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 104 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
52% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 13% have additional learning needs (26% in 2020/21); and 14% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 9 pupils (Year 3) to 15 (Year 1).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,055 per pupil, against £3,995 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £54k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School dates from 2017.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School 2017 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School are Cwmbach Community Primary (0.5 miles), Oaklands Primary School (0.6 miles), Capcoch Primary School (0.9 miles) and Blaengwawr Primary School (1 mile).
Cwmbach Community PrimaryOaklands Primary SchoolCapcoch Primary SchoolBlaengwawr Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cwmbach Rail Station, about 190 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (after), 110 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 Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School is in Rhondda Cynon Taf; for families living there:
Apply to Rhondda Cynon Taf for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 Rhondda Cynon Taf is 4 (the median across 111 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 Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School
What is the catchment area for Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School has a defined catchment published by Rhondda Cynon Taf. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Rhondda Cynon Taf 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 Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School?
Apply through Rhondda Cynon Taf, naming Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Rhondda Cynon Taf's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf is 4 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School?
Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School is at Tirfounder Road, Cwmbach, Aberdare, CF44 0AT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)