Ysgol Gymraeg Cwm Gwyddon, Abercarn
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Image: © Jaggery Taken: 14 Jan 2017
Welsh medium primary school viewed from the Market Place entrance gates. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5256775 The School Guide website states that this school serves a large area including Newbridge, Abercarn, Cwmcarn, Risca and Hafodyrynys. The school has 242 pupils between the ages of 3 and 11, including 26 nursery age children and 15 pre-nursery age children. Pupils start here at the beginning of the term after their third birthday. 98% per cent of the pupils are from white ethnic backgrounds. About 6% come from Welsh-speaking homes.