Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran, Torfaen
Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran is a primary school for pupils in Torfaen.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran in detail
School in Wales
Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran 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 276 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
26% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 9% have additional learning needs (20% in 2020/21); and 4% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 23 pupils (Year 1) to 45 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,391 per pupil, against £3,704 in 2021-22. It carried forward £137k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran dates from 2019.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbrân 2019". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran are Our Lady of the Angels R.C School (0.2 miles), Nant Celyn Primary School (0.6 miles), Blenheim Road Community Primary School (0.6 miles) and Maendy Primary School (0.8 miles).
Our Lady of the Angels R.C SchoolNant Celyn Primary SchoolBlenheim Road Community Primary SchoolMaendy Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cwmbran Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Dial's Court (outside), 90 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 Gymraeg Cwmbran'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. Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran 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
- 19
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.
5 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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran
What is the catchment area for Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran 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 Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran?
Apply through Torfaen, naming Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran 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 Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 5 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 Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran?
Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran is at Henllys Way, St Dial's, Torfaen, NP44 3NB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)