Glenboi Primary School, Mountain Ash
Glenboi Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Mountain Ash.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Glenboi Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Glenboi 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 141 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
60% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 8% have additional learning needs (66% in 2020/21); and 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 12 pupils (Reception) to 30 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £6,131 per pupil, against £4,357 in 2021-22. It carried forward £67k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Glenboi Primary School dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Glenboi Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Glenboi Primary School are Darrenlas Primary School (0.8 miles), Caegarw Primary School (0.9 miles), Capcoch Primary School (0.9 miles) and Our Lady's R.C. Primary School (1 mile).
Darrenlas Primary SchoolCaegarw Primary SchoolCapcoch Primary SchoolOur Lady's R.C. Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Fernhill Rail Station, about 210 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glenboi Primary School (near), 120 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 Glenboi Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Glenboi 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
- 3
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 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 Glenboi Primary School
What is the catchment area for Glenboi Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Glenboi 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 Glenboi Primary School?
Apply through Rhondda Cynon Taf, naming Glenboi 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 Glenboi Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 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 Glenboi Primary School?
Glenboi Primary School is at Abercwmboi Isaf Road, Glenboi, Mountain Ash, CF45 3DW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)