Priority Childcare, Neath
Priority Childcare is a school for pupils in Neath.
- Estyn
- In follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Priority Childcare in detail
School in Wales
Priority Childcare is a school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Priority Childcare dates from 2018.
Estyn follow-up status: The school does not require any follow-up activity by Estyn..
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Priority Childcare 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Skewen Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is BP Sports Club (nr former), 130 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 Priority Childcare'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. Priority Childcare is in Swansea; for families living there:
Apply to Swansea 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
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- 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: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
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 Swansea is 4 (the median across 100 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 Priority Childcare
What is the catchment area for Priority Childcare?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Priority Childcare has a defined catchment published by Swansea. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Swansea 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 Priority Childcare?
Apply through Swansea, naming Priority Childcare on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Swansea's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Priority Childcare?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 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 Swansea is 4 (the median across 100 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Priority Childcare?
Priority Childcare is at Suite C Britannic House, Llandarcy, Neath, SA10 6JQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)