Glyncorrwg Primary School, Port Talbot
Glyncorrwg Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Port Talbot.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Glyncorrwg Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Glyncorrwg 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 94 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
44% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 13% have additional learning needs (25% in 2020/21).
Year groups range from 10 pupils (Year 1) to 13 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,889 per pupil, against £4,520 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £21k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Glyncorrwg Primary School dates from 2020.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Glyncorrwg Primary School 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Glyncorrwg Primary School are Cymer Afan Primary School (2.2 miles), Croeserw Primary School (2.4 miles), Penpych Community Primary School (3.3 miles) and Caerau Primary School (3.4 miles).
Cymer Afan Primary SchoolCroeserw Primary SchoolPenpych Community Primary SchoolCaerau Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Glyncorrwg Primary School.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bridge Street (before cafe), 40 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 Glyncorrwg Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Glyncorrwg Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Glyncorrwg Primary School is in Neath Port Talbot; for families living there:
- How to apply: Apply for free school travel
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
0 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 Neath Port Talbot is 3 (the median across 64 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 Glyncorrwg Primary School
What is the catchment area for Glyncorrwg Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Glyncorrwg Primary School has a defined catchment published by Neath Port Talbot. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Neath Port Talbot 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 Glyncorrwg Primary School?
Apply through Neath Port Talbot, naming Glyncorrwg Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Neath Port Talbot's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Glyncorrwg Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 0 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 Neath Port Talbot is 3 (the median across 64 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Glyncorrwg Primary School?
Glyncorrwg Primary School is at Bridge Street, Glyncorrwg, Port Talbot, SA13 3BB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)