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Schools in Aberfan

Aberfan has 2 schools listed on OfferDay. It is in the Merthyr Tydfil local authority area.

About schools in Aberfan

Every school listed in Aberfan is a primary school; there are two in all.

Estyn is the inspectorate for schools in Aberfan. Estyn no longer gives maintained schools a single overall grade, so a recent report reads as a written summary, with a follow-up category noted only where a school has one; each page shows the inspection date and links straight to the full Estyn report. Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so these pages lead with the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals. Treat a report as a starting point and visit before you decide.

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Schools near Aberfan

With only 2 schools listed in Aberfan itself, most families here also look further afield. These are the 60 schools closest to the centre of Aberfan by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively — the nearest is Ynysowen Community Primary School, about 0.3 miles away.

Common questions about schools in Aberfan

How many schools does Aberfan have?
OfferDay lists two schools in Aberfan, all of them primary schools.
Who inspects schools in Aberfan?
Schools in Aberfan are inspected by Estyn, the education inspectorate for Wales. Estyn no longer gives maintained schools a single overall grade, so a recent report reads as a written summary, with a follow-up category noted only where a school has one. Each school page shows the inspection date and links to the full Estyn report.
How are schools in Aberfan ranked?
OfferDay does not rank schools in Aberfan. Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so there is no fair basis for a league table. Compare schools on their Estyn reports and the characteristics the Welsh Government publishes, and treat any single measure as a starting point rather than a verdict.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 29 January 2026.