YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Ammanford
YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a primary school for pupils in Ammanford.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen in detail
School in Wales
YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a Welsh-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 157 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
31% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 12% have additional learning needs (29% in 2020/21); and 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 13 pupils (Reception) to 28 (Year 4).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,590 per pupil, against £3,842 in 2021-22. It carried forward £196k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report YGGD Gwauncaegurwen 2020". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen in its own words
In its own words: "* all pupils have the opportunity to develop as ambitious, inquisitive individuals who are eager to challenge themselves in order to improve and persevere when faced with challenges. * children develop their emotional intelligence so that they display self compassion, self awareness and self confidence and that they are empathetic, courteous and kind towards others."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen are Tairgwaith Primary School (0.7 miles), Brynaman C P School (1.6 miles), Ysgol Y Bedol (2.1 miles) and YGGD Cwmllynfell (2.4 miles).
Tairgwaith Primary SchoolBrynaman C P SchoolYsgol Y BedolYGGD Cwmllynfell
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cwmgors Club (outside), 210 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 YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen'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. YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen 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
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
What is the catchment area for YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen 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 YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?
Apply through Neath Port Talbot, naming YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen 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 YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 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 YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?
YGG Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is at New Road, Gwauncaegurwen, Ammanford, SA18 1UN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)