Ysgol Abernant is a small rural school that serves the village itself and the surrounding area. The area in which the school is situated is neither prosperous nor economically disadvantaged. A very few pupils are entitled to free school meals, the number lower than county and national percentages. Thirty pupils, between three and 11 years of age, are on roll, including one nursery child. Children are admitted full-time to the school during the term in which they have their fourth birthday. Pupil numbers have fallen a little since the last inspection. The school has designated only a few pupils as having additional learning needs. This percentage is significantly lower than the average for the local authority. No pupils have a statement of special educational needs. The school is a category Ac school in accordance with Carmarthenshire County Council’s language policy and Welsh is the main language medium of the life and work of the school. The aim is to ensure that all pupils are completely bilingual by the time they transfer to the secondary sector. Welsh is the main language that is spoken in the homes of about 35% of pupils. Pupils are taught in two mixed-age classes, by one full-time teacher and two part-time teachers. The current headteacher was appointed in September 1991 but, during the inspection, the headteacher of a nearby school was in charge of the school, in the absence of the headteacher. The school was last inspected in July 2007. The individual school budget per pupil for Ysgol Gynradd Abernant in 2012-2013 means a budget of £4,629 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in primary schools in the Carmarthenshire authority is £25,997 and the minimum is £2,878. Ysgol Gynradd Abernant is in 19th position of the 108 primary schools in Carmarthenshire in terms of its school budget per pupil.