Glais Primary School, Swansea

Glais 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 112 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

11% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (24% in 2020/21); 7% are learning English as an additional language; and 8% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Year groups range from 9 pupils (Reception) to 16 (Year 1).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,876 per pupil, against £4,307 in 2021-22. It carried forward £10k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its January 2023 inspection summarises Glais Primary School like this:

"Glais Primary School is a warm and welcoming school with a family feel and where staff know the pupils well and strive to meet their needs. There is a clear focus on promoting pupils’ well-being. This helps to make pupils confident learners who are keen to have a go at new things and to take on leadership roles willingly as they move through the school. Pupils are caring towards each other."

"Older pupils give their time to younger pupils and run clubs and activities that interest them. Pupils have a powerful voice in the school and influence what and how they would like to learn as well as aspects of the school’s day-to-day organisation. Most pupils make strong progress in their learning, particularly in developing their speaking and listening skills in English and mathematical and problem-solving skills. Teachers have made very good progress in designing and implementing a new curriculum in line with the requirements of the Curriculum for Wales, but a few aspects, such as ensuring that staff make pupils aware of online safety measures regularly, are currently not in place."

"Lessons are interesting and fun, but activities do not provide all pupils with the right level of challenge or support consistently. Despite a period of instability, and a breakdown in a few key working relationships, leaders and staff have continued to make good progress towards national priorities, such as developing a curriculum and raising the importance of reading across the school. Leaders and teachers monitor the school’s work robustly, but their monitoring does not always focus well enough on the impact of the provision on the progress that pupils make. The recently introduced opportunities for parents to share their opinions and to see their children at work on a normal school day have helped them to gain a clearer understanding of the school’s work and how to support their child at home."

Estyn made 4 recommendations: (1) Ensure that there are strong and collaborative working relationships between, staff, governors and parents; (2) Sharpen monitoring activities and improvement planning so that they focus effectively on the progress that pupils make; (3) Ensure that teachers provide an appropriate level of challenge for all pupils; (4) Ensure that personal and social education is embedded across the curriculum so that important aspects, such as online safety, are taught consistently.

The nearest other state primary schools to Glais Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles), Clydach Primary school (0.9 miles), Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Gellionnen (1.1 miles) and Birchgrove Primary (1.2 miles).

The nearest railway station is Llansamlet Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glais Primary School (before), 60 metres away.