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Cwmtawe Community School
Secondary · Ages 11–16 · Secondary school
Ffordd Parc Ynysderw, Pontardawe, Swansea SA8 4EG · cwmtawe.org · 01792 863200
Overview
- Estyn
- Inspected May 2026
- Last full inspection · not in a follow-up category
- Pupils
- 1,047
- Local authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Language
- English medium
- School language category, Welsh Government
- Governance
- Community
- Welsh Government address list
- Free school meals
- 17.8%
- 3-year average · StatsWales 2025/26
- Learning needs
- 10.1%
- Additional learning needs · StatsWales 2025/26
- Still learning English
- 0.7%
- Not yet confident · StatsWales 2025/26
- Minority ethnic
- 6.9%
- StatsWales 2025/26
From the Welsh Government’s address list of schools, DataMapWales and StatsWales.
Results
Capped 9 points score, 2024/25: 361.3 (Wales: 354.3).
Welsh Government’s interim Key Stage 4 measures for Year 11 (points scores), from My Local School, and never set beside England’s.
Capped 9
| 2024/25 · points | Trend | School | Wales | Similar schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361.3 | 354.3 | 380.7 | ||
| 40.5 | 38.6 | 41.7 | ||
| 35.2 | 36.0 | 39.8 | ||
| 35.8 | 35.8 | 40.1 | ||
| 7.5 | 29.0 | 27.6 |
Estyn
Estyn inspects schools in Wales. Its follow-up category: not in follow-up. Its last full inspection was in May 2026. Estyn’s reports have given no judgements since 2022.
Recommendations · May 2026
- Strengthen teaching particularly around the quality of questioning and challenge to maximise all pupils' learning
- Sharpen self-evaluation processes to strengthen improvement planning and support accountability
- Ensure that pupils have access to the full range of learning experiences until the end of Year 9
All reports
- May 2026Inspection reportLast full
- May 2026Summary for parents and carers
Oct 2018Inspection report2 recommendations
- Strengthen the school's policies and procedures for dealing with any incidents of bullying
- Improve the provision to develop pupils' information communication technology skills across the curriculum