Cymmer Junior School is on the outskirts of Porth in Rhondda Cynon Taff. There are 131 pupils aged seven to 11 years in the school. Pupils come from two feeder schools, Cymmer Infants and Rhiwgarn Infants. There are five mainstream classes and a local authority designated class for pupils with social, emotional, behaviour and learning difficulties. Around 43% of pupils are entitled to free school meals. This figure is significantly above the local authority and Welsh national averages. Nearly all pupils come from homes where English is the main language and no pupils speak Welsh as a first language. Very few pupils are of a mixed ethnicity. The school has identified 36% of pupils as having additional learning needs. Currently, no pupil has a statement of special educational need. Very few pupils are looked after by the local authority. There have been eight fixed term exclusions in the last 12 months. The school was last inspected in June 2007. The current headteacher took up her post in January 2012 and a new deputy headteacher has been appointed very recently. The individual school budget per pupil for Cymmer Junior School in 2012-2013 means that the budget is £4,010 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf is £6,197 and the minimum is £2,561. Cymmer Junior School is 29th out of the 113 primary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf in terms of its school budget per pupil.