Pen Afan Primary School

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About Pen Afan Primary School


Name Pen Afan Primary School
Address Western Terrace, Blaengwynfi, Port Talbot, SA13 3YE
Phone Number 01639 850316
Phase Nursery, Infants & Juniors
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 111 (52.3% boys 47.7% girls)
Number of Pupils per Teacher 17.5
Local Authority Neath Port Talbot
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Pen Afan Primary School is in Blaengwynfi in the Neath Port Talbot local authority.

There are 130 pupils on roll, including 24 nursery pupils who attend part-time. There are five mixed-age classes. The average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals over the past three years is around 30%.

This is well above the average for Wales of 18%. The school has identified around 38% of pupils as having special educational needs. This is considerably higher than the national average of 21%.

Nearly all pupils are white British and speak English at home. No pupils speak Welsh at home. Pen Afan Primary School, along with Glyncorrwg, Croeserw and Cymer Afan Primary Schools, is part of the Upper Afan Valley Federatio...n 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.

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