Ysgol Bae Baglan, Port Talbot
Ysgol Bae Baglan is a middle school for pupils in Port Talbot.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Bae Baglan in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Bae Baglan 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 1340 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
31% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 22% have additional learning needs (28% in 2020/21); 2% are learning English as an additional language; and 7% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 26 pupils (Reception) to 237 (Year 10).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £7,990 per pupil, against £5,360 in 2021-22. It ended 2024-25 with a deficit of £965k.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Bae Baglan dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Bae Baglan 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Ysgol Bae Baglan are St Joseph's RC School and 6th Form Centre (1.3 miles), Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School (3.4 miles), Dwr Y Felin Comprehensive School (3.9 miles) and Ysgol Cwm Brombil (3.9 miles).
St Joseph's RC School and 6th Form CentreCefn Saeson Comprehensive SchoolDwr Y Felin Comprehensive SchoolYsgol Cwm Brombil
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Baglan Rail Station, about 840 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Afandale (after), 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 Ysgol Bae Baglan'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. Ysgol Bae Baglan 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
- 5
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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.
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Questions parents ask about Ysgol Bae Baglan
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Bae Baglan?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Bae Baglan 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 Ysgol Bae Baglan?
Apply through Neath Port Talbot, naming Ysgol Bae Baglan 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 Ysgol Bae Baglan?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Ysgol Bae Baglan?
Ysgol Bae Baglan is at Seaway Parade, Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot (Castell-nedd Porth Talbot), SA12 7BL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)