Cwmglas Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Cwm Gl's Primary School is in the village of Winch Wen in Swansea. There are 294 pupils aged three to eleven years on roll.

This includes 38 part-time pupils in the nursery and eight pupils with mild to moderate learning difficulties who attend the specialist teaching facility. There are 10 single-year classes including the two nursery classes. In addition, there are four mixed-year classes including the specialist teaching facility.

Around 32% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This is well above the average for Wales of 19%. The school identifies 54% of pupils as having additional learning needs, which is higher than the national average of 21%.

A very few pupils have a statement of special educationa...l needs and the majority of these attend the special teaching facility. A very few pupils are in the care of the local authority. Many pupils are of white British ethnicity and only a very few pupils speak English as an additional language.

No pupils speak Welsh at home. The current headteacher took up his post in September 2017. The school's previous inspection was in January 2011.