Croeserw Primary School

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Croeserw Primary School is in the Neath Port Talbot local authority. There are 159 pupils on roll, including 17 nursery pupils who attend part-time. There are seven mixed-age classes and one single-age class.

These include two local authority resource classes for pupils with moderate learning difficulties. The average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals over the past three years is around 61%. This is well above the average for Wales of 18%.

The school has identified around 35% of pupils as having special educational needs. This is considerably higher than the national average of 21%. A few pupils have a statement of special educational needs.

Nearly all pupils are white British and speak English a...t home. No pupils speak Welsh at home. Croeserw Primary School, along with Glyncorrwg, Cymer Afan and Pen Afan Primary Schools, is part of the Upper Afan Valley Federation of Schools, which formed in September 2013.

The federation was previously one of five schools, but reduced to four primary schools after the closure of Cymer Afan Comprehensive School in July 2019. The headteacher of the federation took up the post in September 2019; he had been the primary phase leader since 2013. Each primary school has a lead learner who is responsible for the day-to-day running of the school.