Abercynon Primary
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
331
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Nursery, Infants & Juniors
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The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils Pupil Level Annual School Census

This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the Pupil Level Annual School Census collected by the Welsh Government. The data tells us where pupils lived at the time of the last Pupil Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The areas from which pupils are admitted to a school can change from year to year to reflect the number of siblings and pupils admitted under high priority admissions criteria.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Full Report
NATIONAL AVG. 2.18
Estyn Report
(01/05/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
PRI

School level results for primary schools were not published by the Welsh Government in 2022. We give a summary star rating based on the last available data as a helpful indicator to parents. This is to be used as a guide only. You can view national level results including the percentage of pupils across Wales achieving the expected levels for the Foundation Phase (age 7) and at Key Stage 2 (age 11) here.

Green

NATIONAL AVG. 1
Support category
Green, yellow, amber or red
25.1:1
NATIONAL AVG. 21.0:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
94.2%
NATIONAL AVG. 94.7%
Attendance during the year
English medium
Language of the school
MORE INFO
27%
NATIONAL AVG. 23.0%
Free school meals
19.9%
NATIONAL AVG. 11.1%
Pupils with SEN support
Ynysmeurig Road
Abercynon
Mountain Ash
CF45 4SU
01443 743060

School Description

Abercynon Community Primary School is in the village of Abercynon in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority. The new school is an amalgamation of three schools: Abercynon Infants, Abertaf Primary School and Carentown Primary school. The new school opened in September 2013 on the site of the old infants school. The school provides education for 314 pupils from the ages of 3 to 11 years. There are nine single-age classes, a mixed-age class and a nursery class. There is also a local authority resource class on site catering for pupils with autistic spectrum disorders. Nearly 25% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This is slightly below the national and local authority averages. The school has identified about 20% of pupils as having additional learning needs. A very few pupils have a statement of special educational needs. Nearly all pupils come from English-speaking homes. A very few have English as an additional language. Nearly all pupils are white British. A very few indicate that they speak Welsh at home. This is the school’s first Estyn inspection. The headteacher took up his post in January 2013. The individual school budget per pupil for Abercynon Community Primary School in 2014-2015 means that the budget is £3,633 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf is £5,513 and the minimum £2,514. Abercynon Community Primary School is 32nd out of the 110 primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf in terms of its school budget per pupil.

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