Glynhafod Junior School is situated in the village of Cwmaman, near Aberdare. The school was built in 1911 and serves the local area, which is designated as a Community First area by the Welsh Assembly Government. There are 83 pupils aged 7–11 years on roll. The pupils are taught in four classes. The intake of pupils represents the full ability range and contains sizeable groups of children from disadvantaged backgrounds. The proportion of pupils who are entitled to receive free school meals is 29%. This is well above local and national averages. Currently there is one pupil who is being ‘looked after’ by the local authority. English is the predominant language for all pupils. There are currently no pupils requiring support for English as an additional language and no pupils use Welsh as a first language. Around 36% of pupils are identified as having additional learning needs (ALN) and one pupil has a formal statement of special educational needs (SEN). The school has achieved the following awards: Basic Skills Quality Mark; BECTA Award for Information, Communication Technology; Investors in People; Healthy Schools; and the Eco Silver Award. The headteacher has been in post since April 2010 having previously been the deputy headteacher of the school. The school has an acting deputy headteacher. The 2010-11 individual school budget per pupil for Glynhafod Junior School is £3,559, which compares to a maximum of £9,064 and a minimum of £2,992 for primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT). The school has the 49th highest budget out of the 86 schools in RCT.