Has Cwmcarn Primary School been inspected?

Estyn has inspected Cwmcarn Primary School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.

How many pupils are at Cwmcarn Primary School?

Cwmcarn Primary School has 220 pupils on roll.

Is Cwmcarn Primary School a faith school?

No. Cwmcarn Primary School has no designated religious character.

Does Cwmcarn Primary School publish exam results?

Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.

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Cwmcarn Primary School

Cwmcarn Primary School

Newport Road, Cwmcarn, Crosskeys, NP11 7LZ

Phase: Primary
Gender: Not applicable
Language: English medium school / provision
Constituency: Newport West and Islwyn
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Pupils on roll: 220
URN: 401315
Local authority: Caerphilly
Telephone: 01495270494

About this school

Cwmcarn Primary School is a primary school in Crosskeys. It has 220 pupils on roll.

Estyn has inspected it, and the inspection section below links to the full report. The school census figures the Welsh Government publishes, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Estyn inspection

Wales: Estyn

Inspected 25 November 2024 · Inspection report, Primary

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Read the full inspection report on Estyn's website

School characteristics

From the Welsh Government school census, latest 3 years.

Free school meals (3-year average)

2022/23

31.9%

2023/24

30.2%

2024/25

28.7%

The Welsh Government's headline measure of a school's level of deprivation.

English as an additional language

2022/23

2023/24

2024/25

Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show attainment figures for Welsh schools. Estyn reports on each school, and the Welsh Government publishes results at national and local-authority level.

Location

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Common questions

What kind of school is Cwmcarn Primary School?: Cwmcarn Primary School is a primary school in Crosskeys.
Has Cwmcarn Primary School been inspected?: Estyn has inspected Cwmcarn Primary School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.
How many pupils are at Cwmcarn Primary School?: Cwmcarn Primary School has 220 pupils on roll.
Is Cwmcarn Primary School a faith school?: No. Cwmcarn Primary School has no designated religious character.
Does Cwmcarn Primary School publish exam results?: Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register and the Welsh Government's address list of schools. Inspection information comes from Estyn, and pupil characteristics from the Welsh Government's school census. OfferDay links to each Estyn report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 25 June 2025.