Llantarnam Community Primary School, Cwmbran
Llantarnam Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cwmbran.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Llantarnam Community Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Llantarnam Community 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 361 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
12% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (14% in 2020/21); 4% are learning English as an additional language; and 9% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 41 pupils (Year 3) to 47 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,222 per pupil, against £3,917 in 2021-22. It carried forward £78k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Llantarnam Community Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Llantarnam Community Primary School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Llantarnam Community Primary School are Llanyrafon Primary School (0.9 miles), Our Lady of the Angels R.C School (1.1 miles), Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran (1.1 miles) and Ponthir Church in Wales School (1.2 miles).
Llanyrafon Primary SchoolOur Lady of the Angels R.C SchoolYsgol Gymraeg CwmbranPonthir Church in Wales School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cwmbran Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Star Row (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 Llantarnam Community Primary 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. Llantarnam Community Primary School is in Torfaen; for families living there:
Apply to Torfaen for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 5 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 Torfaen is 7.5 (the median across 32 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 Llantarnam Community Primary School
What is the catchment area for Llantarnam Community Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Llantarnam Community Primary School has a defined catchment published by Torfaen. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Torfaen 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 Llantarnam Community Primary School?
Apply through Torfaen, naming Llantarnam Community Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Torfaen's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Llantarnam Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 5 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Torfaen is 7.5 (the median across 32 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Llantarnam Community Primary School?
Llantarnam Community Primary School is at James Prosser Way, Llantarnam, Cwmbran, Torfaen (Tor-faen), NP44 3XB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)