Glasllwch C.P. School, Newport
Glasllwch C.P. School is a primary school for pupils in Newport.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Glasllwch C.P. School in detail
School in Wales
Glasllwch C.P. 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 243 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
Of its pupils, 4% have additional learning needs (16% in 2020/21); and 16% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 30 pupils (Year 2) to 32 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,954 per pupil, against £3,721 in 2021-22. It carried forward £58k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Glasllwch C.P. School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Glasllwch CP School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Glasllwch C.P. School are High Cross Primary (0.5 miles), Gaer Primary school (0.6 miles), Clytha Primary School (0.8 miles) and St David's R.C. Junior & Infants School (0.9 miles).
High Cross PrimaryGaer Primary schoolClytha Primary SchoolSt David's R.C. Junior & Infants School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pye Corner Rail Station, about 920 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Canberra Crescent (before), 70 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 Glasllwch C.P. 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
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You apply to the council where you live. Glasllwch C.P. School is in Newport; for families living there:
Apply to Newport for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
1 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 Newport is 10 (the median across 60 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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Glasllwch C.P. School
What is the catchment area for Glasllwch C.P. School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Glasllwch C.P. School has a defined catchment published by Newport. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Newport 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 Glasllwch C.P. School?
Apply through Newport, naming Glasllwch C.P. School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Newport's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Glasllwch C.P. School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 1 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 Newport is 10 (the median across 60 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Glasllwch C.P. School?
Glasllwch C.P. School is at Melbourne Way, Newport, NP20 3RH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)